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DL 2596 on time

Delta Air Lines 2596: Newark to Detroit at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
365 flights · likely 84–90%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+153 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 2596 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

DL 2596: EWR → DTW

Scheduled to leave Newark at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5294%
Thursday5288%
Friday5283%
Saturday5285%
Sunday5288%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 68%Late inbound plane 19%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 2596 from EWR to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2596 from Newark, NJ to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.