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DL494 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AF2186 from Air France (AF) is a codeshare flight operated by Delta Air Lines (DL) under the flight number DL494. Check this page for details about flight DL494.

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL494, which currently operates between the airports of Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport (Airport Code LAX) and Detroit - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Airport Code DTW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, January 12, 2026.

DL494 On Time performance:
87
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

DL494 Delta Air Lines from Los Angeles

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Monday January 12, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 10, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (January 11, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Airbus A321 (sharklets)

Departure

Los Angeles (LAX)
January 12, 2026
Los Angeles International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
08:00 am
Terminal:
3
Gate:
36
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:00 am

Arrival

Detroit (DTW)
January 12, 2026
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
03:20 pm
Terminal:
M - McNamara
Gate:
A70
Scheduled Arrival Time: 03:26 pm
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AF2186 - Air France

- KL6273 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- LA7011 - LATAM Airlines

- VS1738 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL494?
The flight DL494 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL494?
The distance between the two airports is 1975 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL494?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:26 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:10 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Los Angeles: 2026-01-11 09:36:28
Current Time in Detroit: 2026-01-11 12:36:28

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Los Angeles and Detroit:

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL2399. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL370.
- Flight Number: DL402.
- Flight Number: DL407. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL708. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL733. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL802. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK1512. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK179. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK302.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 09, 2025 to January 08, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 84
On Time: 73 ( 87 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 7 ( 8 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 11 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 09, 2025 to January 08, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 07, 2025 to December 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights DL494

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
10 January
08:01 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
03:26 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 25min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Friday
09 January
07:58 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
03:17 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 19min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Thursday
08 January
07:52 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
03:11 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 19min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
08:00 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
03:08 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 08min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 January
07:55 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
02:39 pm
Detroit (DTW)
03h 44min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 January
07:59 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
02:49 pm
Detroit (DTW)
03h 50min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Sunday
04 January
03:03 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
10:09 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 06min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Friday
02 January
03:02 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
10:20 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 18min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
30 December
03:45 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
11:33 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 48min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - Delayed
Monday
29 December
03:33 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
11:49 pm
Detroit (DTW)
05h 16min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - Delayed