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Delta Air Lines / MCI → DTW

DL 2761 on time

Delta Air Lines 2761: Kansas City to Detroit at 5:47 p.m.; Detroit to Kansas City at 3:50 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MCI → DTW, its busiest leg

On time
83%
227 flights · likely 78–88%
Cancelled
1.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+102 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 2761 flights from Kansas City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 1.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

DL 2761: MCI → DTW

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 5:47 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (227 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Kansas City to Detroit (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last MCI–DTW flight was cancelled 1.4% of the time, against 1.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:25 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2025: too few flights (5 flights)JanApr 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82AprMay 2025: too few flights (6 flights)MayDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82AprMay 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88MayJun 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JunJul 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JulAug 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3586%
Tuesday3689%
Wednesday3686%
Thursday3583%
Friday3686%
Saturday14—
Sunday3574%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 60%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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DL 2761: DTW → MCI

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 3:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (227 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82JulAug 2025: too few flights (8 flights)AugDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86AprMay 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75MayJun 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65JunJul 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JulAug 2026: 68% on time (25 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3577%
Tuesday3683%
Wednesday3681%
Thursday3583%
Friday3675%
Saturday14—
Sunday3569%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 68%Late inbound plane 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 2761 from MCI to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2761 from Kansas City, MO to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 227 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2761 from DTW to MCI late?

Delta Air Lines 2761 from Detroit, MI to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 227 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% 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.