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DL 3977 on time

Delta Air Lines 3977: Lexington to Detroit at 7:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
329 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+124 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 3977 flights from Lexington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 3977: LEX → DTW

Scheduled to leave Lexington at 7:45 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3977. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (329 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: 100% on time (24 flights)100SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 59% on time (17 flights)59DecJan 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JunJul 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93JulAug 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5176%
Tuesday4892%
Wednesday4890%
Thursday4996%
Friday4988%
Saturday3589%
Sunday4982%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 63%Severe weather 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 3977 from LEX to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 3977 from Lexington, KY to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 329 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.