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DL2826

Detroit (DTW) to Kansas City (MCI) · scheduled 8:35 AM – 9:54 AM

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How DL2826 performs

772 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
90.0%
690 of 767 completed
Cancellation rate
0.65%
5 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-13 min
Average -7.0 min
Severe delays
3.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
59 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
89.3%
Left the gate on time

DL2826 arrived on time 90.0% of the time, against 84.4% for all DTWMCI flights — this specific departure is 5.6 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 5.4 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 772 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL282690.0%0.65%-13 min3.1%772
Delta Air Lines on DTWMCI84.6%0.83%-11 min5.7%3,834
All DTWMCI flights84.4%0.79%-10 min5.7%4,039

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

Other routes DL2826 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
MCIDTW Kansas City to Detroit2023-09-052026-06-3055790.6%
MSPBIS Minneapolis to Bismarck2024-12-192026-01-0434
ATLTLH Atlanta to Tallahassee2025-11-012025-11-011
TLHATL Tallahassee to Atlanta2025-11-012025-11-011
DFWDTW Dallas–Fort Worth to Detroit2024-04-092024-05-0624

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2826 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 772 records of DL2826 operating DTWMCI, 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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