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Delta Air Lines / DTW → ORD

DL 1716 on time

Delta Air Lines 1716: Detroit to Chicago at 12:35 p.m.; Chicago to Detroit at 2:07 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
75%
148 flights · likely 67–81%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+89 min
average delay
Similar flights
66%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 1716 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 1716: DTW → ORD

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 12:35 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (148 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (66%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83JunJul 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67JulAug 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89AugSep 2025: too few flights (14 flights)SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctNov 2025: too few flights (8 flights)NovApr 2026: 88% on time (16 flights)88AprMay 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MayJun 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JunJul 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83JulAug 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2378%
Tuesday2774%
Wednesday2681%
Thursday2277%
Friday2286%
Saturday8—
Sunday2060%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Late inbound plane 12%Severe weather 8%

All flights DTW → ORD · Connecting off DL 1716? Check the risk

DL 1716: ORD → DTW

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 2:07 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (148 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76JunJul 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81AugSep 2025: too few flights (14 flights)SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctNov 2025: too few flights (8 flights)NovApr 2026: 81% on time (16 flights)81AprMay 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MayJun 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JunJul 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78JulAug 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2374%
Tuesday2781%
Wednesday2681%
Thursday2277%
Friday2282%
Saturday8—
Sunday2055%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 60%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Severe weather 6%

All flights ORD → DTW · Connecting off DL 1716? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1716 from DTW to ORD late?

Delta Air Lines 1716 from Detroit, MI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 148 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1716 from ORD to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1716 from Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 148 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.