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DL 883 on time

Delta Air Lines 883: Detroit to Los Angeles at 3:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
364 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 883 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 883: DTW → LAX

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 3:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5169%
Friday5283%
Saturday5265%
Sunday5277%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Late inbound plane 21%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 883 from DTW to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 883 from Detroit, MI to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 364 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.