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DL 778 on time

Delta Air Lines 778: Las Vegas to Detroit at 3:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
182 flights · likely 63–76%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+107 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 778 flights from Las Vegas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 778: LAS → DTW

Scheduled to leave Las Vegas at 3:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (182 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jun 2025: 78% on time (23 flights)78JunJul 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83AugSep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82NovDec 2025: 74% on time (19 flights)74DecJun 2026: 57% on time (21 flights)57JunJul 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JulAug 2026: 42% on time (26 flights)42Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2983%
Tuesday2886%
Wednesday2868%
Thursday2752%
Friday2748%
Saturday15—
Sunday2864%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 64%Late inbound plane 16%Severe weather 13%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%

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Questions

How often is DL 778 from LAS to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 778 from Las Vegas, NV to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 182 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.