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DL 708 on time

Delta Air Lines 708: Los Angeles to Detroit at 3:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
300 flights · likely 76–85%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 708 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 708: LAX → DTW

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 3:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (300 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4475%
Tuesday4381%
Wednesday4391%
Thursday4267%
Friday4286%
Saturday4290%
Sunday4477%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%

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Questions

How often is DL 708 from LAX to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 708 from Los Angeles, CA to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 300 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.