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DL 2604 on time

Delta Air Lines 2604: Detroit to New York at 5:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
56%
300 flights · likely 50–62%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
52%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 2604 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (44%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes late.

DL 2604: DTW → LGA

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 5:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 56% of the time (300 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (52%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Sep 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69SepOct 2025: 41% on time (27 flights)41OctNov 2025: 44% on time (25 flights)44NovDec 2025: 24% on time (17 flights)24DecJan 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79FebMar 2026: 41% on time (27 flights)41MarApr 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62AprMay 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73MayJun 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54JunJul 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52JulAug 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5151%
Tuesday5062%
Wednesday5054%
Thursday5062%
Friday4957%
Saturday1—
Sunday4951%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 57%Late inbound plane 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 2604 from DTW to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 2604 from Detroit, MI to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 44% of 300 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% 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.