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DL 5021 on time

Delta Air Lines 5021: Detroit to Huntsville at 1:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
263 flights · likely 64–75%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 5021 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 5021: DTW → HSV

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 1:15 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5021. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (263 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (4 flights)SepOct 2025: 87% on time (23 flights)87OctNov 2025: 70% on time (23 flights)70NovDec 2025: 41% on time (29 flights)41DecJan 2026: 50% on time (22 flights)50JanFeb 2026: 91% on time (22 flights)91FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75JunJul 2026: 61% on time (23 flights)61JulAug 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4257%
Tuesday3874%
Wednesday3866%
Thursday4276%
Friday4068%
Saturday2080%
Sunday4374%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 5021 from DTW to HSV late?

Delta Air Lines 5021 from Detroit, MI to Huntsville, AL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 263 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.