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DL 4647 on time

Delta Air Lines 4647: Detroit to Birmingham at 3:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
216 flights · likely 73–84%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+83 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 4647 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 4647: DTW → BHM

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 3:50 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4647. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (216 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69JulAug 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90AugSep 2025: 96% on time (24 flights)96SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (4 flights)FebMay 2026: 80% on time (20 flights)80MayJun 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JunJul 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JulAug 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3675%
Tuesday3077%
Wednesday3070%
Thursday3577%
Friday3589%
Saturday19—
Sunday3177%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 53%Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 4647 from DTW to BHM late?

Delta Air Lines 4647 from Detroit, MI to Birmingham, AL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 216 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.