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3,178 km · Domestic

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) – Los Angeles (LAX)

In July 2026, 366 flights operated between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and Los Angeles (both directions), and 78.7% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Official · July 2026 according to the US BTS only airlines required to report on-time data to the US DOT

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
January438403▼ 8.0%
February349354▲ 1.4%
March437416▼ 4.8%
April463413▼ 10.8%
May462367▼ 20.6%
June488342▼ 29.9%
July521366▼ 29.8%
August485––
September457––
October468–in progress
November366––
December415––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)3,1582,661▼ 15.7%

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
January80.8%73.2%▼ 9.4%
February81.1%74.6%▼ 8.0%
March82.4%74.5%▼ 9.6%
April84.9%81.4%▼ 4.1%
May85.7%84.7%▼ 1.2%
June77.5%84.5%▲ 9.0%
July81.6%78.7%▼ 3.6%
August85.6%––
September87.7%––
October86.3%–in progress
November85.0%––
December72.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)82.0%78.8%▼ 3.9%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January00–
February440.0%
March012–
April34▲ 33.3%
May06–
June40▼ 100.0%
July220.0%
August2––
September0––
October1–in progress
November4––
December13––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1328▲ 115.4%

Airlines on this route

  1. Delta Air Lines 77.5%
  2. Spirit Airlines 22.5%
  3. American Airlines 0.0%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

DTW → LAX

Scheduled flights
4,601
Flights operated
4,573
Cancelled
28 · 0.6%
On-time departures
79.3%

LAX → DTW

Scheduled flights
4,604
Flights operated
4,571
Cancelled
33 · 0.7%
On-time departures
84.2%

DTW → LAX and LAX → DTW counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Delta Air Lines DL 7,132 77.5% 81.8% 38
Spirit Airlines NK 2,069 22.5% 81.8% 23
American Airlines AA 4 0.0% 100.0% 0

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 delay06:00–07:000.9min · 523 recorded · 519 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour17.8min06:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights9,205DTW–LAX

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 65 recorded · 62 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 · 92.3% · 431 recorded · 428 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 93.6% · 523 recorded · 519 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 91.6% · 266 recorded · 263 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 86.6% · 836 recorded · 831 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 88.5% · 702 recorded · 701 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 141 recorded · 140 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 83.6% · 433 recorded · 432 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 82.9% · 1,096 recorded · 1,091 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 150 recorded · 148 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 82.4% · 296 recorded · 296 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 81.4% · 853 recorded · 848 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 76.4% · 480 recorded · 479 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 76.0% · 702 recorded · 697 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 90 recorded · 90 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 67.8% · 637 recorded · 633 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 73.4% · 522 recorded · 508 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 78.7% · 782 recorded · 779 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 138 recorded · 137 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 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 65 recorded · 62 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 · 1.9 min · 431 recorded · 428 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 0.9 min · 523 recorded · 519 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 4.8 min · 266 recorded · 263 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 9.1 min · 836 recorded · 831 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 5.1 min · 702 recorded · 701 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 141 recorded · 140 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 9.1 min · 433 recorded · 432 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 9.3 min · 1,096 recorded · 1,091 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 150 recorded · 148 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 9.8 min · 296 recorded · 296 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 9.5 min · 853 recorded · 848 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 17.6 min · 480 recorded · 479 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 16.5 min · 702 recorded · 697 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 90 recorded · 90 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 18.0 min · 637 recorded · 633 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 18.8 min · 522 recorded · 508 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 13.6 min · 782 recorded · 779 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 138 recorded · 137 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 · 65 · 65 recorded · 62 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 · 431 · 431 recorded · 428 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 523 · 523 recorded · 519 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 266 · 266 recorded · 263 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 836 · 836 recorded · 831 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 702 · 702 recorded · 701 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 141 · 141 recorded · 140 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 433 · 433 recorded · 432 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 1,096 · 1,096 recorded · 1,091 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 150 · 150 recorded · 148 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 296 · 296 recorded · 296 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 853 · 853 recorded · 848 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 480 · 480 recorded · 479 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 62 · 62 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 702 · 702 recorded · 697 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 90 · 90 recorded · 90 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 637 · 637 recorded · 633 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 522 · 522 recorded · 508 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 782 · 782 recorded · 779 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 138 · 138 recorded · 137 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6265
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:0092.3%1.9 min428431
06:0093.6%0.9 min519523
07:0091.6%4.8 min263266
08:0086.6%9.1 min831836
09:0088.5%5.1 min701702
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—140141
11:0083.6%9.1 min432433
12:0082.9%9.3 min1,0911,096
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—148150
14:0082.4%9.8 min296296
15:0081.4%9.5 min848853
16:0076.4%17.6 min479480
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6262
18:0076.0%16.5 min697702
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9090
20:0067.8%18.0 min633637
21:0073.4%18.8 min508522
22:0078.7%13.6 min779782
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—137138

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 78.6% · 1,367 recorded · 1,354 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 84.7% · 1,287 recorded · 1,278 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 85.5% · 1,275 recorded · 1,268 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 80.8% · 1,329 recorded · 1,326 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 82.4% · 1,364 recorded · 1,352 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 81.2% · 1,246 recorded · 1,241 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 79.6% · 1,337 recorded · 1,325 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 · 14.5 min · 1,367 recorded · 1,354 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 8.1 min · 1,287 recorded · 1,278 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 7.6 min · 1,275 recorded · 1,268 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 11.7 min · 1,329 recorded · 1,326 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 10.3 min · 1,364 recorded · 1,352 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 9.4 min · 1,246 recorded · 1,241 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 13.1 min · 1,337 recorded · 1,325 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 · 1,367 · 1,367 recorded · 1,354 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 1,287 · 1,287 recorded · 1,278 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 1,275 · 1,275 recorded · 1,268 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 1,329 · 1,329 recorded · 1,326 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 1,364 · 1,364 recorded · 1,352 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 1,246 · 1,246 recorded · 1,241 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 1,337 · 1,337 recorded · 1,325 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday78.6%14.5 min1,3541,367
Tuesday84.7%8.1 min1,2781,287
Wednesday85.5%7.6 min1,2681,275
Thursday80.8%11.7 min1,3261,329
Friday82.4%10.3 min1,3521,364
Saturday81.2%9.4 min1,2411,246
Sunday79.6%13.1 min1,3251,337

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 · 77.2% · 841 recorded · 841 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 77.8% · 711 recorded · 703 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 78.6% · 865 recorded · 853 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 83.2% · 883 recorded · 876 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 85.3% · 835 recorded · 829 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 80.4% · 834 recorded · 830 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 80.4% · 891 recorded · 887 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 85.6% · 487 recorded · 485 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 87.8% · 457 recorded · 457 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 86.7% · 745 recorded · 744 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 86.9% · 784 recorded · 780 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 76.5% · 872 recorded · 859 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 · 15.4 min · 841 recorded · 841 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 12.3 min · 711 recorded · 703 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 13.4 min · 865 recorded · 853 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 9.6 min · 883 recorded · 876 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 8.9 min · 835 recorded · 829 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 14.4 min · 834 recorded · 830 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 12.1 min · 891 recorded · 887 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 7.4 min · 487 recorded · 485 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 5.6 min · 457 recorded · 457 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 6.1 min · 745 recorded · 744 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 5.3 min · 784 recorded · 780 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 13.8 min · 872 recorded · 859 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 · 841 · 841 recorded · 841 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 711 · 711 recorded · 703 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 865 · 865 recorded · 853 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 883 · 883 recorded · 876 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 835 · 835 recorded · 829 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 834 · 834 recorded · 830 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 891 · 891 recorded · 887 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 487 · 487 recorded · 485 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 457 · 457 recorded · 457 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 745 · 745 recorded · 744 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 784 · 784 recorded · 780 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 872 · 872 recorded · 859 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan77.2%15.4 min841841
Feb77.8%12.3 min703711
Mar78.6%13.4 min853865
Apr83.2%9.6 min876883
May85.3%8.9 min829835
Jun80.4%14.4 min830834
Jul80.4%12.1 min887891
Aug85.6%7.4 min485487
Sep87.8%5.6 min457457
Oct86.7%6.1 min744745
Nov86.9%5.3 min780784
Dec76.5%13.8 min859872

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 81.2% 7,478
  • Delayed >15 min 18.1% 1,666
  • Cancelled 0.7% 61
  • 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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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
DL802 LAX → DTW 658 80.0%
DL694 DTW → LAX 656 65.4%
DL883 DTW → LAX 608 81.0%
DL494 LAX → DTW 605 88.4%
DL708 LAX → DTW 590 81.4%
DL407 LAX → DTW 574 79.9%
DL634 DTW → LAX 531 83.6%
DL908 DTW → LAX 514 75.2%
DL794 DTW → LAX 474 87.7%
DL2399 LAX → DTW 440 93.8%
DL733 LAX → DTW 383 92.4%
DL852 DTW → LAX 309 77.2%
DL402 LAX → DTW 185 78.1%
DL523 DTW → LAX 184 82.3%
DL403 DTW → LAX 156 89.1%
DL913 DTW → LAX 127 85.8%
NK3786 DTW → LAX 89 87.6%
NK3787 LAX → DTW 87 89.7%
NK985 DTW → LAX 86 61.5%
NK986 LAX → DTW 86 63.8%
NK303 LAX → DTW 81 92.6%
NK2005 LAX → DTW 79 94.9%
NK304 DTW → LAX 79 77.2%
NK2145 DTW → LAX 63 95.2%
NK313 DTW → LAX 63 88.9%
NK318 LAX → DTW 63 72.6%
DL370 LAX → DTW 62 75.8%
NK2146 LAX → DTW 62 93.6%
DL719 LAX → DTW 60 88.3%
NK1917 DTW → LAX 58 91.4%
NK1549 DTW → LAX 57 77.2%
NK1663 LAX → DTW 57 86.0%
NK1552 LAX → DTW 56 75.0%
NK1662 DTW → LAX 56 92.9%
NK2004 DTW → LAX 55 80.0%
NK262 LAX → DTW 55 92.5%
NK257 DTW → LAX 54 82.7%
NK2148 LAX → DTW 47 83.0%
NK2147 DTW → LAX 46 65.2%
NK520 LAX → DTW 45 86.7%
NK521 DTW → LAX 44 75.0%
NK1058 DTW → LAX 35 97.1%
NK1059 LAX → DTW 35 97.1%
NK179 LAX → DTW 35 60.0%
NK174 DTW → LAX 34 53.1%
NK1918 LAX → DTW 34 73.5%
NK905 DTW → LAX 34 82.4%
NK906 LAX → DTW 34 91.2%
NK301 DTW → LAX 30 76.7%
NK302 LAX → DTW 30 72.4%
NK482 LAX → DTW 30 83.3%
NK483 DTW → LAX 30 70.0%

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 366 −29.8% 2 78.7%
June 2026 342 −29.9% 0 84.5%
May 2026 367 −20.6% 6 84.7%
April 2026 413 −10.8% 4 81.4%
March 2026 416 −4.8% 12 74.5%
February 2026 354 +1.4% 4 74.6%
January 2026 403 −8.0% 0 73.2%
December 2025 415 −6.5% 13 72.0%
November 2025 366 −11.6% 4 85.0%
October 2025 468 +69.6% 1 86.3%
September 2025 457 0 87.7%
August 2025 485 2 85.6%
July 2025 521 2 81.6%
June 2025 488 4 77.5%
May 2025 462 0 85.7%
April 2025 463 3 84.9%
March 2025 437 0 82.4%
February 2025 349 4 81.1%
January 2025 438 0 80.8%
December 2024 444 0 80.6%
November 2024 414 0 88.6%
October 2024 276 0 87.3%

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