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DL 2497 on time

Delta Air Lines 2497: San Antonio to Detroit at 5:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
94%
365 flights · likely 91–96%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+97 min
average delay
Similar flights
94%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 17 DL 2497 flights from San Antonio arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (6%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 2497: SAT → DTW

Scheduled to leave San Antonio at 5:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 94% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (94%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100NovDec 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5392%
Tuesday5292%
Wednesday5298%
Thursday5288%
Friday5296%
Saturday5296%
Sunday5296%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 86%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 2497 from SAT to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2497 from San Antonio, TX to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 6% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.