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DL 733 on time

Delta Air Lines 733: Los Angeles to Detroit at 5:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
214 flights · likely 80–90%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 733 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 733: LAX → DTW

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 5:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (214 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 87% on time (23 flights)87JunJul 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: too few flights (2 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3080%
Tuesday3087%
Wednesday3093%
Thursday3181%
Friday3187%
Saturday3174%
Sunday3197%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 73%Late inbound plane 14%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%

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Questions

How often is DL 733 from LAX to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 733 from Los Angeles, CA to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 214 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.