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DL1243

Detroit (DTW) to Tampa (TPA) · scheduled 3:55 PM – 4:54 PM

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How DL1243 performs

397 operations, 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
81.0%
316 of 390 completed
Cancellation rate
1.51%
6 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-4 min
Average 7.1 min
Severe delays
7.9%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
63 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
82.1%
Left the gate on time

DL1243 arrived on time 81.0% of the time, against 79.4% for all DTWTPA flights — this specific departure is 1.6 percentage points better than the route as a whole.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 397 operations between 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL124381.0%1.51%-4 min7.9%397
Delta Air Lines on DTWTPA80.2%1.41%-6 min7.0%4,826
All DTWTPA flights79.4%1.63%-6 min7.4%7,174

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL1243 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
TPADTW Tampa to Detroit2025-06-082026-06-3018862.8%
JAXLGA Jacksonville to New York2024-12-222026-01-0431
ATLJAN Atlanta to Jackson2025-03-092025-03-3120
JANATL Jackson to Atlanta2025-03-092025-03-3120
STLMSP St. Louis to Minneapolis2025-01-202025-03-0733
ATLTLH Atlanta to Tallahassee2024-12-192024-12-202
TLHATL Tallahassee to Atlanta2024-12-192024-12-202
ATLTUL Atlanta to Tulsa2024-06-072024-12-1819591.7%
TULATL Tulsa to Atlanta2024-06-072024-12-1819591.7%
ATLXNA Atlanta to Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers2024-05-072024-06-0626
XNAATL Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers to Atlanta2024-05-072024-06-0626
SLCBOI Salt Lake City to Boise2024-05-112024-06-015
MCISLC Kansas City to Salt Lake City2024-04-092024-05-0628
MSPBOI Minneapolis to Boise2024-03-102024-04-0830
ATLLIT Atlanta to Little Rock2023-07-012024-03-0812379.7%
LITATL Little Rock to Atlanta2023-07-012024-03-0811281.3%
AUSMSP Austin to Minneapolis2023-11-052023-12-1541
MSPFAR Minneapolis to Fargo2023-10-142023-11-046
SLCPDX Salt Lake City to Portland2023-10-312023-11-032
ATLCMH Atlanta to Columbus2023-10-092023-10-2717
CMHATL Columbus to Atlanta2023-10-092023-10-2717
BHMATL Birmingham to Atlanta2023-09-052023-10-0834

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL1243 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 397 records of DL1243 operating DTWTPA, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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