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DL 1201 on time

Delta Air Lines 1201: Orlando to Detroit at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
92%
365 flights · likely 88–94%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+122 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 12 DL 1201 flights from Orlando arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (8%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 1201: MCO → DTW

Scheduled to leave Orlando at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (365 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: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5392%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5287%
Friday5294%
Saturday5294%
Sunday5294%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 69%Late inbound plane 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 1201 from MCO to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1201 from Orlando, FL to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.