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DL 4252 on time

Delta Air Lines 4252: Alpena to Detroit at 5:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
269 flights · likely 72–82%
Cancelled
4.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+145 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 4252 flights from Alpena arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 4.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes early.

DL 4252: APN → DTW

Scheduled to leave Alpena at 5:45 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 4252. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (269 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Alpena to Detroit (99% of days). Delta Air Lines's last APN–DTW flight was cancelled 4.9% of the time, against 3.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 10:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (23 flights)100SepOct 2025: 100% on time (22 flights)100OctNov 2025: 78% on time (23 flights)78NovDec 2025: 55% on time (22 flights)55DecJan 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78JanFeb 2026: 65% on time (20 flights)65FebMar 2026: 55% on time (22 flights)55MarApr 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71AprMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86JunJul 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83JulAug 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday7—
Wednesday3—
Thursday5078%
Friday5273%
Saturday5279%
Sunday5279%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 67%Severe weather 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 4252 from APN to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 4252 from Alpena, MI to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 269 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.8% 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.