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DL 3986 on time

Delta Air Lines 3986: Detroit to Kalamazoo at 10:05 a.m.; Kalamazoo to Detroit at 11:41 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → AZO, its busiest leg

On time
75%
329 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+114 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 3986 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 3986: DTW → AZO

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 10:05 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3986. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (329 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75NovDec 2025: too few flights (1 flights)DecJan 2026: 37% on time (27 flights)37JanFeb 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4976%
Tuesday4770%
Wednesday4774%
Thursday4777%
Friday4772%
Saturday4571%
Sunday4783%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 72%Severe weather 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

All flights DTW → AZO · Connecting off DL 3986? Check the risk

DL 3986: AZO → DTW

Scheduled to leave Kalamazoo at 11:41 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3986. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (329 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

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75NovDec 2025: too few flights (1 flights)DecJan 2026: 44% on time (27 flights)44JanFeb 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4969%
Tuesday4772%
Wednesday4777%
Thursday4777%
Friday4774%
Saturday4576%
Sunday4777%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 70%Severe weather 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 3%

All flights AZO → DTW · Connecting off DL 3986? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 3986 from DTW to AZO late?

Delta Air Lines 3986 from Detroit, MI to Kalamazoo, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 329 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3986 from AZO to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 3986 from Kalamazoo, MI to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 329 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.7% 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.