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DL 1646 on time

Delta Air Lines 1646: Atlanta to Detroit at 7:25 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
364 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 1646 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 1646: ATL → DTW

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:25 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5296%
Thursday5296%
Friday5188%
Saturday5290%
Sunday5281%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Severe weather 20%Late inbound plane 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 1646 from ATL to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1646 from Atlanta, GA to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.