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DL 421 on time

Delta Air Lines 421: Detroit to Las Vegas at 12:32 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
361 flights · likely 67–76%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+52 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 421 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 421: DTW → LAS

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 12:32 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (361 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 64% on time (28 flights)64DecJan 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5267%
Wednesday5072%
Thursday5074%
Friday5275%
Saturday5275%
Sunday5271%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Late inbound plane 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Severe weather 10%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 421 from DTW to LAS late?

Delta Air Lines 421 from Detroit, MI to Las Vegas, NV arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 361 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.