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DL 1626 on time

Delta Air Lines 1626: St. Louis to Detroit at 6:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
347 flights · likely 86–92%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+146 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 1626 flights from St. Louis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

DL 1626: STL → DTW

Scheduled to leave St. Louis at 6:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (347 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (29 flights)100SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 84% on time (19 flights)84DecJan 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5182%
Tuesday4996%
Wednesday5094%
Thursday5098%
Friday4984%
Saturday4988%
Sunday4984%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 84%Late inbound plane 8%Severe weather 5%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 1626 from STL to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1626 from St. Louis, MO to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 347 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.