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DL494 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VS1738 from Virgin Atlantic (VS) 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 Saturday, August 16, 2025.

DL494 On Time performance:
84
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 to Detroit

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday August 16, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (August 17, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 18, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Los Angeles (LAX)
August 16, 2025
Los Angeles International Airport
Departed at:
09:02 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
23B
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:03 am

Arrival

Detroit (DTW)
August 16, 2025
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Arrived at:
04:25 pm
Terminal:
M
Gate:
A8
Scheduled Arrival Time: 04:30 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

- LA8772 - 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: 04:27 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:13 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: 2025-08-17 15:46:45
Current Time in Detroit: 2025-08-17 18:46:45

Alternative Flights

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

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL2399. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL402. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 30 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL407. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL708. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL733. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL802. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK1059. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK1552. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK2005.
- Flight Number: NK2220.

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 May 14, 2025 to August 13, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 77 ( 84 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 9 ( 10 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 14, 2025 to August 13, 2025. 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 August 02, 2024 to July 31, 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
16 August
09:02 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:25 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 23min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
15 August
08:57 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:17 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 20min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Thursday
14 August
08:57 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:09 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 12min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
13 August
09:01 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:15 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 14min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
12 August
09:00 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:31 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 31min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Monday
11 August
08:52 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:14 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 22min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Sunday
10 August
09:19 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:49 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 30min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Saturday
09 August
09:15 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:33 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 18min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Friday
08 August
09:17 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:27 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 10min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Thursday
07 August
09:17 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
04:27 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 10min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time