DL2073Delta Air Lines · DTW → DCA
updated 4h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2073 DetroitDTW · 21:34 WashingtonDCA · 23:07

DL2073 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:34

scheduled from DTW

⚖ DL2073 typically leaves +12 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~32 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+11 gate · −24 arrival
11-06
+9 gate · +28 arrival
11-05
+8 gate · −24 arrival
11-04
+14 gate · −19 arrival
11-03
+6 gate · −26 arrival
11-02
+13 gate · −10 arrival
11-01
+16 gate · −11 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
DTW→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by DCA (Washington), currently flying VFR (visual). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Detroit

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 4°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Washington

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 10°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Detroit to Washington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1558departs 07:10
DL5202departs 10:00
DL2476departs 10:01
DL1454departs 14:59
DL2030departs 17:00

If DL2073 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL2073 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2073 across the DTW and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 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 DL2073 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07DTW 21:34 21:45 (+11)DCA 23:07 22:43 (−24)
11-06DTW 21:34 21:43 (+9)DCA 23:07 23:35 (+28)
11-05DTW 21:34 21:42 (+8)DCA 23:07 22:43 (−24)
11-04DTW 21:34 21:48 (+14)DCA 23:07 22:48 (−19)
11-03DTW 21:34 21:40 (+6)DCA 23:07 22:41 (−26)
11-02DTW 21:34 21:47 (+13)DCA 23:07 22:57 (−10)
11-01DTW 21:34 21:50 (+16)DCA 23:07 22:56 (−11)
10-31DTW 21:34 21:45 (+11)DCA 23:07 22:43 (−24)
10-30DTW 21:34 21:35 (+1)DCA 23:07 22:35 (−32)
10-29DTW 21:34 21:49 (+15)DCA 23:07 22:47 (−20)
10-28DTW 21:34 22:59 (+85)DCA 23:07 23:58 (+51)
10-27DTW 21:34 22:55 (+81)DCA 23:07 07:11 (+484)
10-26DTW DCA 23:07 22:44 (−23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N316NB, N354NW, N326NB, N363NB.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and DCA published them.

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