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DL9961 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL9961, which currently operates between the airports of Atlanta - Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (Airport Code ATL) and Detroit - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Airport Code DTW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

DL9961 On Time performance:
20
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

DL9961 Delta Air Lines from Atlanta

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 29 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday March 10, 2026

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Atlanta (ATL)
March 10, 2026
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Departed at:
10:07 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:00 am

Arrival

Detroit (DTW)
March 10, 2026
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Arrived at:
12:09 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:40 am
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL9961?
The flight DL9961 is currently not scheduled at Detroit Metro Airport (DTW).

Which is the distance of flight DL9961?
The distance between the two airports is 595 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL9961?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:15 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Atlanta and Detroit:

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL1005. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1031. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1232. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1240. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1298. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1478. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1646. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2067. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2940. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL651. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL913. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F91264. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: F92898. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 52 minutes)

Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK205. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK2069. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)

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 January 16, 2026 to February 28, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 1 ( 20 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 40 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 64 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 04, 2025 to February 28, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights DL9961

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
10 March
10:07 am
Atlanta (ATL)
12:09 pm
Detroit (DTW)
02h 02min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
28 February
08:04 am
Atlanta (ATL)
10:22 am
Detroit (DTW)
02h 18min
Airbus A330-90
Airbus A330-90
Landed - Delayed