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Delta Air Lines / MCI → DTW

DL 2826 on time

Delta Air Lines 2826: Kansas City to Detroit at 10:32 a.m.; Detroit to Kansas City at 8:40 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MCI → DTW, its busiest leg

On time
86%
228 flights · likely 81–90%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 2826 flights from Kansas City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

DL 2826: MCI → DTW

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 10:32 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (228 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2025: 96% on time (28 flights)96AprMay 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83FebMar 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3586%
Tuesday3488%
Wednesday3482%
Thursday3388%
Friday3385%
Saturday2596%
Sunday3482%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 65%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

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DL 2826: DTW → MCI

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 8:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (228 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2025: 93% on time (28 flights)93AprMay 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83FebMar 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3577%
Tuesday3494%
Wednesday3485%
Thursday3385%
Friday3388%
Saturday25100%
Sunday3485%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 70%Late inbound plane 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%

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Questions

How often is DL 2826 from MCI to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2826 from Kansas City, MO to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 228 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2826 from DTW to MCI late?

Delta Air Lines 2826 from Detroit, MI to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 228 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.