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DL 1665 on time

Delta Air Lines 1665: Detroit to Chicago at 8:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
61%
306 flights · likely 56–67%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+87 min
average delay
Similar flights
60%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 1665 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (39%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 1665: DTW → ORD

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 8:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 61% of the time (306 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (60%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Detroit to Chicago (90% of days). Delta Air Lines's last DTW–ORD flight was cancelled 3.8% of the time, against 3.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Aug 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71AugSep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: too few flights (6 flights)NovJan 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48MarApr 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4564%
Tuesday4470%
Wednesday4473%
Thursday4461%
Friday4455%
Saturday4252%
Sunday4353%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Late inbound plane 24%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is DL 1665 from DTW to ORD late?

Delta Air Lines 1665 from Detroit, MI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 39% of 306 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% 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.