958 km · Domestic

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW)

In July 2026, 837 flights operated between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (both directions), and 63.1% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January685770▲ 12.4%
February721712▼ 1.2%
March874831▼ 4.9%
April839847▲ 1.0%
May879801▼ 8.9%
June844749▼ 11.3%
July884837▼ 5.3%
August887––
September846––
October854–in progress
November742––
December750––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)5,7265,547▼ 3.1%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January76.8%75.1%▼ 2.2%
February78.6%78.5%▼ 0.1%
March79.6%71.7%▼ 9.9%
April81.6%84.7%▲ 3.8%
May75.2%70.7%▼ 6.0%
June66.4%79.6%▲ 19.9%
July64.0%63.1%▼ 1.4%
August77.1%––
September86.2%––
October85.1%–in progress
November81.9%––
December73.1%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)74.6%74.8%▲ 0.2%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January2322▼ 4.3%
February220.0%
March814▲ 75.0%
April57▲ 40.0%
May32▼ 33.3%
June146▼ 57.1%
July220.0%
August4––
September1––
October1–in progress
November9––
December9––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)5755▼ 3.5%

Airlines on this route

  1. Delta Air Lines 75.6%
  2. Spirit Airlines 15.3%
  3. Frontier Airlines 9.2%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

ATL → DTW

Scheduled flights
8,779
Flights operated
8,711
Cancelled
68 · 0.8%
On-time departures
75.8%

DTW → ATL

Scheduled flights
8,786
Flights operated
8,716
Cancelled
70 · 0.8%
On-time departures
78.0%

ATL → DTW and DTW → ATL counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Delta Air Lines DL 13,274 75.6% 78.5% 59
Spirit Airlines NK 2,682 15.3% 75.9% 42
Frontier Airlines F9 1,609 9.2% 65.5% 37

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay05:00–06:004.9min · 870 recorded · 860 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour22.9min05:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights17,565ATL–DTW

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 90.5% · 870 recorded · 860 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 89.0% · 1,224 recorded · 1,212 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 88.0% · 1,492 recorded · 1,483 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 86.7% · 833 recorded · 826 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 83.7% · 1,149 recorded · 1,138 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 82.5% · 1,008 recorded · 999 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 79.1% · 745 recorded · 741 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 73.3% · 941 recorded · 932 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 78.3% · 753 recorded · 748 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 77.8% · 1,037 recorded · 1,027 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 75.3% · 812 recorded · 806 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 72.7% · 1,391 recorded · 1,384 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 68.7% · 512 recorded · 505 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 68.0% · 1,351 recorded · 1,344 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 66.7% · 914 recorded · 910 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 65.2% · 884 recorded · 878 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 64.0% · 827 recorded · 821 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 63.4% · 703 recorded · 694 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 119 recorded · 119 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 4.9 min · 870 recorded · 860 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 7.3 min · 1,224 recorded · 1,212 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 5.3 min · 1,492 recorded · 1,483 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 9.3 min · 833 recorded · 826 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 9.8 min · 1,149 recorded · 1,138 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 11.1 min · 1,008 recorded · 999 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 11.1 min · 745 recorded · 741 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 18.2 min · 941 recorded · 932 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 11.7 min · 753 recorded · 748 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 14.3 min · 1,037 recorded · 1,027 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 15.5 min · 812 recorded · 806 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 15.9 min · 1,391 recorded · 1,384 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 27.8 min · 512 recorded · 505 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 22.9 min · 1,351 recorded · 1,344 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 20.9 min · 914 recorded · 910 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 23.6 min · 884 recorded · 878 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 25.0 min · 827 recorded · 821 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 27.5 min · 703 recorded · 694 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 119 recorded · 119 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 870 · 870 recorded · 860 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 1,224 · 1,224 recorded · 1,212 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 1,492 · 1,492 recorded · 1,483 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 833 · 833 recorded · 826 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 1,149 · 1,149 recorded · 1,138 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 1,008 · 1,008 recorded · 999 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 745 · 745 recorded · 741 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 941 · 941 recorded · 932 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 753 · 753 recorded · 748 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 1,037 · 1,037 recorded · 1,027 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 812 · 812 recorded · 806 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 1,391 · 1,391 recorded · 1,384 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 512 · 512 recorded · 505 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 1,351 · 1,351 recorded · 1,344 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 914 · 914 recorded · 910 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 884 · 884 recorded · 878 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 827 · 827 recorded · 821 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 703 · 703 recorded · 694 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 119 · 119 recorded · 119 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:0090.5%4.9 min860870
06:0089.0%7.3 min1,2121,224
07:0088.0%5.3 min1,4831,492
08:0086.7%9.3 min826833
09:0083.7%9.8 min1,1381,149
10:0082.5%11.1 min9991,008
11:0079.1%11.1 min741745
12:0073.3%18.2 min932941
13:0078.3%11.7 min748753
14:0077.8%14.3 min1,0271,037
15:0075.3%15.5 min806812
16:0072.7%15.9 min1,3841,391
17:0068.7%27.8 min505512
18:0068.0%22.9 min1,3441,351
19:0066.7%20.9 min910914
20:0065.2%23.6 min878884
21:0064.0%25.0 min821827
22:0063.4%27.5 min694703
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—119119

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 73.8% · 2,620 recorded · 2,594 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 81.1% · 2,367 recorded · 2,364 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 82.7% · 2,400 recorded · 2,395 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 78.7% · 2,607 recorded · 2,599 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 75.0% · 2,644 recorded · 2,607 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 77.3% · 2,324 recorded · 2,305 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 70.5% · 2,603 recorded · 2,563 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 18.2 min · 2,620 recorded · 2,594 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 11.0 min · 2,367 recorded · 2,364 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 9.6 min · 2,400 recorded · 2,395 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 12.8 min · 2,607 recorded · 2,599 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 18.9 min · 2,644 recorded · 2,607 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 13.0 min · 2,324 recorded · 2,305 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 20.1 min · 2,603 recorded · 2,563 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 2,620 · 2,620 recorded · 2,594 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 2,367 · 2,367 recorded · 2,364 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 2,400 · 2,400 recorded · 2,395 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 2,607 · 2,607 recorded · 2,599 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 2,644 · 2,644 recorded · 2,607 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 2,324 · 2,324 recorded · 2,305 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 2,603 · 2,603 recorded · 2,563 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday73.8%18.2 min2,5942,620
Tuesday81.1%11.0 min2,3642,367
Wednesday82.7%9.6 min2,3952,400
Thursday78.7%12.8 min2,5992,607
Friday75.0%18.9 min2,6072,644
Saturday77.3%13.0 min2,3052,324
Sunday70.5%20.1 min2,5632,603

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 75.9% · 1,500 recorded · 1,455 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 78.6% · 1,437 recorded · 1,433 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 75.8% · 1,727 recorded · 1,705 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 83.2% · 1,698 recorded · 1,686 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 73.0% · 1,685 recorded · 1,680 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 72.6% · 1,613 recorded · 1,593 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 63.6% · 1,725 recorded · 1,721 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 77.1% · 891 recorded · 887 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 86.2% · 847 recorded · 846 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 85.9% · 1,367 recorded · 1,366 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 84.2% · 1,538 recorded · 1,528 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 73.8% · 1,537 recorded · 1,527 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 18.3 min · 1,500 recorded · 1,455 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 14.3 min · 1,437 recorded · 1,433 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 16.0 min · 1,727 recorded · 1,705 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 8.9 min · 1,698 recorded · 1,686 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 14.9 min · 1,685 recorded · 1,680 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 21.0 min · 1,613 recorded · 1,593 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 26.7 min · 1,725 recorded · 1,721 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 13.7 min · 891 recorded · 887 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 5.0 min · 847 recorded · 846 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 7.2 min · 1,367 recorded · 1,366 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 8.3 min · 1,538 recorded · 1,528 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 17.8 min · 1,537 recorded · 1,527 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 1,500 · 1,500 recorded · 1,455 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 1,437 · 1,437 recorded · 1,433 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 1,727 · 1,727 recorded · 1,705 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 1,698 · 1,698 recorded · 1,686 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 1,685 · 1,685 recorded · 1,680 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 1,613 · 1,613 recorded · 1,593 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 1,725 · 1,725 recorded · 1,721 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 891 · 891 recorded · 887 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 847 · 847 recorded · 846 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 1,367 · 1,367 recorded · 1,366 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 1,538 · 1,538 recorded · 1,528 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 1,537 · 1,537 recorded · 1,527 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan75.9%18.3 min1,4551,500
Feb78.6%14.3 min1,4331,437
Mar75.8%16.0 min1,7051,727
Apr83.2%8.9 min1,6861,698
May73.0%14.9 min1,6801,685
Jun72.6%21.0 min1,5931,613
Jul63.6%26.7 min1,7211,725
Aug77.1%13.7 min887891
Sep86.2%5.0 min846847
Oct85.9%7.2 min1,3661,367
Nov84.2%8.3 min1,5281,538
Dec73.8%17.8 min1,5271,537

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 76.3% 13,401
  • Delayed >15 min 22.9% 4,026
  • Cancelled 0.8% 138
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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80 of 80
Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
DL1240 ATL → DTW 658 82.0%
DL1611 DTW → ATL 658 90.6%
DL1031 ATL → DTW 657 82.1%
DL1298 ATL → DTW 657 87.6%
DL1646 ATL → DTW 657 90.1%
DL1467 DTW → ATL 656 73.7%
DL1005 ATL → DTW 655 76.8%
DL2856 DTW → ATL 654 85.1%
DL2375 DTW → ATL 650 91.9%
DL2053 DTW → ATL 643 64.6%
DL1478 ATL → DTW 642 72.5%
DL2940 ATL → DTW 634 66.9%
DL1228 DTW → ATL 594 80.3%
DL2188 DTW → ATL 588 73.4%
DL965 DTW → ATL 583 87.4%
DL1232 ATL → DTW 542 64.7%
DL2067 ATL → DTW 457 72.2%
DL1653 DTW → ATL 424 79.2%
F992898 ATL → DTW 422 62.6%
DL2777 DTW → ATL 394 85.8%
DL651 ATL → DTW 387 81.7%
DL1722 DTW → ATL 385 61.3%
F992897 DTW → ATL 360 60.1%
F991263 DTW → ATL 349 77.7%
DL1253 ATL → DTW 347 71.4%
F991264 ATL → DTW 341 68.3%
DL2294 DTW → ATL 104 60.2%
DL2505 ATL → DTW 102 83.3%
NK2068 DTW → ATL 97 71.9%
NK2069 ATL → DTW 95 64.9%
NK1156 ATL → DTW 89 87.5%
NK1159 DTW → ATL 89 86.5%
NK1298 DTW → ATL 86 84.9%
NK1308 ATL → DTW 86 46.5%
DL1262 ATL → DTW 83 65.1%
NK2054 ATL → DTW 81 92.4%
NK2137 DTW → ATL 79 97.5%
NK2140 ATL → DTW 79 81.0%
F992899 DTW → ATL 70 47.0%
NK205 ATL → DTW 63 59.7%
NK206 DTW → ATL 63 65.6%
DL561 DTW → ATL 62 87.1%
DL672 DTW → ATL 62 69.4%
NK2493 DTW → ATL 62 58.3%
NK734 ATL → DTW 62 79.0%
NK2488 ATL → DTW 61 78.7%
NK735 DTW → ATL 61 80.0%
NK2053 DTW → ATL 59 63.8%
NK987 DTW → ATL 58 75.5%
NK988 ATL → DTW 58 68.0%
NK1648 ATL → DTW 54 69.2%
NK1649 DTW → ATL 54 90.4%
DL1983 DTW → ATL 53 67.9%
NK2349 ATL → DTW 52 57.7%
NK2350 DTW → ATL 52 94.2%
NK215 ATL → DTW 45 80.0%
NK216 DTW → ATL 45 71.1%
DL913 ATL → DTW 44 65.9%
NK813 ATL → DTW 44 95.2%
NK822 DTW → ATL 44 73.8%
F992900 ATL → DTW 41 51.2%
NK1528 DTW → ATL 39 94.9%
NK1529 ATL → DTW 38 89.5%
NK2214 ATL → DTW 36 77.8%
NK2215 DTW → ATL 36 77.8%
NK1366 ATL → DTW 35 58.8%
NK1374 ATL → DTW 35 68.6%
NK1377 DTW → ATL 35 54.3%
NK1778 DTW → ATL 35 70.6%
NK848 ATL → DTW 35 85.7%
NK849 DTW → ATL 35 85.7%
DL1225 DTW → ATL 34 79.4%
NK358 DTW → ATL 33 75.0%
NK511 ATL → DTW 33 75.0%
NK512 DTW → ATL 33 72.7%
NK1401 ATL → DTW 32 81.3%
NK1404 DTW → ATL 32 74.2%
NK1510 ATL → DTW 32 81.3%
NK1363 DTW → ATL 30 93.3%
NK1775 ATL → DTW 30 93.3%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 837 −5.3% 2 63.1%
June 2026 749 −11.3% 6 79.6%
May 2026 801 −8.9% 2 70.7%
April 2026 847 +1.0% 7 84.7%
March 2026 831 −4.9% 14 71.7%
February 2026 712 −1.2% 2 78.5%
January 2026 770 +12.4% 22 75.1%
December 2025 750 −3.5% 9 73.1%
November 2025 742 −5.6% 9 81.9%
October 2025 854 +66.8% 1 85.1%
September 2025 846 1 86.2%
August 2025 887 4 77.1%
July 2025 884 2 64.0%
June 2025 844 14 66.4%
May 2025 879 3 75.2%
April 2025 839 5 81.6%
March 2025 874 8 79.6%
February 2025 721 2 78.6%
January 2025 685 23 76.8%
December 2024 777 1 74.5%
November 2024 786 1 86.4%
October 2024 512 0 87.1%

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