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DL 734 on time

Delta Air Lines 734: Detroit to Seattle at 8:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
365 flights · likely 68–77%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+41 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 734 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 734: DTW → SEA

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (365 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: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 42% on time (31 flights)42DecJan 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5368%
Tuesday5263%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5275%
Friday5271%
Saturday5273%
Sunday5273%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 42%Late inbound plane 6%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 734 from DTW to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 734 from Detroit, MI to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.