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Delta Air Lines / DTW → FLL

DL 1294 on time

Delta Air Lines 1294: Detroit to Fort Lauderdale at 12:30 p.m.; Fort Lauderdale to Detroit at 4:40 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → FLL, its busiest leg

On time
80%
239 flights · likely 74–84%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 1294 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 1294: DTW → FLL

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 12:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (239 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3580%
Tuesday3485%
Wednesday3488%
Thursday3482%
Friday3479%
Saturday3465%
Sunday3476%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 7%Severe weather 3%

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DL 1294: FLL → DTW

Scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale at 4:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (146 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprJun 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2162%
Tuesday2070%
Wednesday2095%
Thursday2181%
Friday2157%
Saturday2152%
Sunday2250%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 1294 from DTW to FLL late?

Delta Air Lines 1294 from Detroit, MI to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 239 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1294 from FLL to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1294 from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 146 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.7% 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.