DL9979 Los AngelesLAX · 18:55 DetroitDTW · 00:30
DL9979 by Delta Air Lines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Detroit (DTW) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.
arrived at DTW · on schedule
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAX and DTW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Los Angeles to Detroit flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL9979 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL9979 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL9979 across the LAX and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~34 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL9979 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N585NW.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and DTW published them.
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