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DL2603

Detroit (DTW) to New York (LGA) · scheduled 9:50 PM – 11:44 PM

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How DL2603 performs

871 operations, 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
74.3%
618 of 832 completed
Cancellation rate
4.13%
36 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-4 min
Average 9.6 min
Severe delays
8.8%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
65 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
70.8%
Left the gate on time

DL2603 arrived on time 74.3% of the time, against 80.1% for all DTWLGA flights — this specific departure is 5.9 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 4.6 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 871 operations between 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL260374.3%4.13%-4 min8.8%871
Delta Air Lines on DTWLGA78.9%1.94%-8 min7.8%5,931
All DTWLGA flights80.1%2.97%-9 min7.7%12,238

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does DL2603 run worse on particular days?

Monday74.1%
Tuesday76.4%
Wednesday73.1%
Thursday72.3%
Friday75.6%
Saturday81.0%
Sunday67.0%

Saturday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 14.0 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Other routes DL2603 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
ATLPIT Atlanta to Pittsburgh2023-07-012024-06-0621283.8%
SAVATL Savannah to Atlanta2023-12-072023-12-159
PITATL Pittsburgh to Atlanta2023-11-052023-12-0631

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2603 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 871 records of DL2603 operating DTWLGA, 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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