Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL421
Detroit (DTW) to Las Vegas (LAS) · scheduled 12:20 PM – 2:08 PM
How DL421 performs
1,026 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
DL421 arrived on time 82.2% of the time, against 79.0% for all DTW → LAS flights — this specific departure is 3.2 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 3.8 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 1,026 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL421 | 82.2% | 0.19% | -6 min | 5.8% | 1,026 |
| Delta Air Lines on DTW → LAS | 78.4% | 0.52% | -5 min | 6.8% | 5,965 |
| All DTW → LAS flights | 79.0% | 0.51% | -6 min | 6.6% | 9,265 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
By day of week
Does DL421 run worse on particular days?
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Friday the least, a gap of 8.1 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.
Other routes DL421 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAS→DTW Las Vegas to Detroit | 2023-07-01 – 2026-04-12 | 603 | 82.1% |
| DTW→GRR Detroit to Grand Rapids | 2024-03-02 – 2024-03-09 | 2 | — |
| GRR→DTW Grand Rapids to Detroit | 2024-03-02 – 2024-03-09 | 2 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL421 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 1,026 records of DL421 operating DTW → LAS, 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.