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DL1646

Atlanta (ATL) to Detroit (DTW) · scheduled 7:25 AM – 9:30 AM

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How DL1646 performs

1,089 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
89.2%
965 of 1,082 completed
Cancellation rate
0.46%
5 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-6 min
Average -0.1 min
Severe delays
2.4%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
51 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
88.5%
Left the gate on time

DL1646 arrived on time 89.2% of the time, against 78.7% for all ATLDTW flights — this specific departure is 10.5 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 8.4 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 1,089 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL164689.2%0.46%-6 min2.4%1,089
Delta Air Lines on ATLDTW80.8%0.48%-4 min5.7%11,020
All ATLDTW flights78.7%0.77%-4 min6.8%14,999

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does DL1646 run worse on particular days?

Monday88.5%
Tuesday91.0%
Wednesday94.8%
Thursday92.9%
Friday85.6%
Saturday86.5%
Sunday85.1%

Wednesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 9.7 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 1,089 records of DL1646 operating ATLDTW, 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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