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DL 4954 on time

Delta Air Lines 4954: Detroit to Cleveland at 5:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
236 flights · likely 57–69%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
61%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 4954 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 4954: DTW → CLE

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 5:40 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4954. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (236 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (61%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 74% on time (27 flights)74OctNov 2025: 68% on time (22 flights)68NovDec 2025: 44% on time (18 flights)44DecJan 2026: too few flights (2 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (1 flights)FebMar 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: 57% on time (21 flights)57MayJun 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54JunJul 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48JulAug 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3653%
Tuesday3566%
Wednesday3560%
Thursday3669%
Friday3667%
Saturday2181%
Sunday3754%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 4954 from DTW to CLE late?

Delta Air Lines 4954 from Detroit, MI to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 236 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.