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DL 2053 on time

Delta Air Lines 2053: Detroit to Atlanta at 6:04 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
356 flights · likely 67–77%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2053 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 2053: DTW → ATL

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 6:04 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (356 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83FebMar 2026: 72% on time (29 flights)72MarApr 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5372%
Tuesday4980%
Wednesday4980%
Thursday5269%
Friday5265%
Saturday5269%
Sunday4971%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Late inbound plane 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 2053 from DTW to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 2053 from Detroit, MI to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 356 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.