Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2481
Detroit (DTW) to Charlotte (CLT) · scheduled 7:05 AM – 9:15 AM
How DL2481 performs
790 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-26.
DL2481 arrived on time 90.4% of the time, against 84.2% for all DTW → CLT flights — this specific departure is 6.2 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 4.8 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 790 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-26
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2481 | 90.4% | 1.27% | -15 min | 3.1% | 790 |
| Delta Air Lines on DTW → CLT | 85.5% | 0.83% | -12 min | 5.8% | 4,462 |
| All DTW → CLT flights | 84.2% | 1.15% | -12 min | 6.4% | 10,893 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-26
Other routes DL2481 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.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLT→DTW Charlotte to Detroit | 2024-12-19 – 2026-01-04 | 23 | — |
| PSP→SEA Palm Springs to Seattle | 2024-12-21 – 2025-01-04 | 3 | — |
| ATL→CLE Atlanta to Cleveland | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 29 | — |
| CLE→ATL Cleveland to Atlanta | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 29 | — |
| RSW→ATL Fort Myers to Atlanta | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2481 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
When it goes wrong
The average describes a usual day. This is the day that ruins a connection.
12 min late
against a median of 15 min early
Percentiles over 790 operations. Cancelled and diverted flights have no arrival time and are counted separately rather than as very late arrivals.
Why DL2481 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for DL2481 on DTW → CLT. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on DTW → CLT
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2684 | Delta Air Lines | 89.6% | 12 min early | 724 |
| DL1429 | Delta Air Lines | 85.6% | 12 min early | 705 |
| DL2352 | Delta Air Lines | 78.6% | 9 min early | 935 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 790 records of DL2481 operating DTW → CLT, 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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