AI2981Air India · DEL → BOM
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AI2981 New DelhiDEL · 21:01 MumbaiBOM · 23:20

AI2981 by Air India flies from New Delhi (DEL) to Mumbai (BOM) for the Mon, Oct 19 departure.

Right nowEn route to Mumbai · off blocks 21:01 · on schedule
22:44

estimated arrival at BOM · local time · landing about now

En routeAI2981 · position estimated
DELNew DelhiBOMMumbai
Estimated from the boardsarr 22:44

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 21:01 · typical taxi-out at DEL ≈ 7.8 min.

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-19
+0 gate · −36 arrival
10-18
+0 gate · −11 arrival
10-17
+0 gate · −73 arrival
10-16
+0 gate · +74 arrival
10-15
+0 gate · +11 arrival
10-14
+0 gate · −22 arrival
10-13
−21 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −21 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DELNew DelhiOn-time likelyDEL delay board →
BOMMumbaiOn-time likelyBOM delay board →
DEL→BOMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New Delhi to Mumbai flights today

same route · Air India
AI3107departs 00:00
AI3101departs 02:30
AI2510departs 02:34
AI2615departs 02:45
AI1745departs 05:06
AI2975departs 06:30

If AI2981 is cancelled, these are the other Air India nonstop flights from New Delhi to Mumbai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How AI2981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AI2981 across the DEL and BOM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~21 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AI2981 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-19DEL 21:01 (+0)BOM 23:20 22:44 (−36)
10-18DEL 21:00 (+0)BOM 23:20 23:09 (−11)
10-17DEL 21:08 (+0)BOM 23:20 22:07 (−73)
10-16DEL 22:41 (+0)BOM 23:20 00:34 (+74)
10-15DEL 21:25 (+0)BOM 23:20 23:31 (+11)
10-14DEL 21:09 (+0)BOM 23:20 22:58 (−22)
10-13DEL BOM 23:20 22:59 (−21)
10-12DEL 21:08 (+0)BOM 23:20 22:59 (−21)
10-11DEL BOM 23:20 23:06 (−14)
10-10DEL BOM 23:20 22:53 (−27)

Board clocks recorded as DEL and BOM published them.

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