DL492

DL492 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest Detroit to San Diego. Of 1,221 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 87.6% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January5758▲ 1.8%
February56560.0%
March6238▼ 38.7%
April6030▼ 50.0%
May6256▼ 9.7%
June60600.0%
July62620.0%
August62––
September60––
October62–in progress
November59––
December50––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)419360▼ 14.1%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January84.2%81.0%▼ 3.8%
February78.6%85.2%▲ 8.4%
March88.7%91.7%▲ 3.3%
April88.3%90.0%▲ 1.9%
May93.6%94.6%▲ 1.2%
June95.0%90.0%▼ 5.3%
July83.9%72.6%▼ 13.5%
August83.6%––
September88.3%––
October96.8%–in progress
November84.8%––
December85.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)87.5%86.4%▼ 1.2%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January00–
February02–
March02–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)04

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.4% 1,214
  • Cancelled 0.6% 7

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. DTW–SAN658 89.9%
  2. SAN–DTW563 84.8%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 40 40 100.0% 0
November 2024 60 60 90.0% 0
December 2024 49 49 85.7% 0
January 2025 57 57 84.2% 0
February 2025 56 56 78.6% 0
March 2025 62 62 88.7% 0
April 2025 60 60 88.3% 0
May 2025 62 62 93.6% 0
June 2025 60 60 95.0% 0
July 2025 62 62 83.9% 0
August 2025 62 61 83.6% 1
September 2025 60 60 88.3% 0
October 2025 62 62 96.8% 0
November 2025 59 59 84.8% 0
December 2025 50 48 85.4% 2
January 2026 58 58 81.0% 0
February 2026 56 54 85.2% 2
March 2026 38 36 91.7% 2
April 2026 30 30 90.0% 0
May 2026 56 56 94.6% 0
June 2026 60 60 90.0% 0
July 2026 62 62 72.6% 0

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