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DL883

Detroit (DTW) to Los Angeles (LAX) · scheduled 6:00 PM – 5:55 PM

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How DL883 performs

610 operations, 2024-09-09 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
78.8%
480 of 609 completed
Cancellation rate
0.16%
1 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-5 min
Average 4.2 min
Severe delays
6.4%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
64 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
78.8%
Left the gate on time

DL883 arrived on time 78.8% of the time, against 81.2% for all DTWLAX flights — this specific departure is 2.4 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 1.6 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 610 operations between 2024-09-09 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL88378.8%0.16%-5 min6.4%610
Delta Air Lines on DTWLAX80.4%0.62%-7 min6.0%5,973
All DTWLAX flights81.2%0.67%-9 min5.9%8,098

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-09-09 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL883 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
DENATL Denver to Atlanta2024-06-072024-07-0717
ATLPHX Atlanta to Phoenix2023-07-012024-06-0619971.6%
ATLPNS Atlanta to Pensacola2024-01-132024-03-0912
PNSATL Pensacola to Atlanta2024-01-132024-03-0912
ATLMSN Atlanta to Madison2023-12-092024-01-066
MSNATL Madison to Atlanta2023-12-092024-01-066
ATLCHA Atlanta to Chattanooga2023-12-042023-12-041
CHAATL Chattanooga to Atlanta2023-12-042023-12-041

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL883 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 610 records of DL883 operating DTWLAX, 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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