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DL 361 on time

Delta Air Lines 361: Detroit to San Francisco at 8:30 a.m.; San Francisco to Detroit at 11:35 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → SFO, its busiest leg

On time
73%
365 flights · likely 68–77%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+43 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 361 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

DL 361: DTW → SFO

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5273%
Wednesday5275%
Thursday5279%
Friday5283%
Saturday5267%
Sunday5260%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Late inbound plane 13%Severe weather 1%Security 1%

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DL 361: SFO → DTW

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 11:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (290 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4276%
Tuesday4180%
Wednesday4173%
Thursday4171%
Friday4185%
Saturday4267%
Sunday4271%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 361 from DTW to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 361 from Detroit, MI to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

How often is DL 361 from SFO to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 361 from San Francisco, CA to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 290 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.