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DL 947 on time

Delta Air Lines 947: Phoenix to Detroit at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
349 flights · likely 86–92%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 947 flights from Phoenix arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 947: PHX → DTW

Scheduled to leave Phoenix at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (349 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 84% on time (19 flights)84DecJan 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5190%
Tuesday5092%
Wednesday5088%
Thursday5098%
Friday5088%
Saturday4988%
Sunday4984%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 89%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%

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Questions

How often is DL 947 from PHX to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 947 from Phoenix, AZ to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 349 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.