DL2869Delta Air Lines · DCA → DTW
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2869 WashingtonDCA · 06:10 DetroitDTW · 07:45

DL2869 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to Detroit (DTW) for the Sun, Oct 25 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 06:18
06:10

departs DCA · on schedule

⚖ DL2869 typically leaves +16 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-24
+10 gate · −26 arrival
10-23
+78 gate · +45 arrival
10-22
+30 gate · −13 arrival
10-21
+5 gate · −31 arrival
10-20
+18 gate · −13 arrival
10-19
+20 gate · −14 arrival
10-18
+13 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Washington to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1558departs 09:40
DL2476departs 12:27
DL5796departs 12:29
DL1454departs 17:35
DL1695departs 19:22

If DL2869 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Washington to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2869 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2869 across the DCA and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 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 DL2869 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
10-24DCA 06:10 06:20 (+10)DTW 07:45 07:19 (−26)
10-23DCA 06:10 07:28 (+78)DTW 07:45 08:30 (+45)
10-22DCA 06:10 06:40 (+30)DTW 07:45 07:32 (−13)
10-21DCA 06:10 06:15 (+5)DTW 07:45 07:14 (−31)
10-20DCA 06:10 06:28 (+18)DTW 07:45 07:32 (−13)
10-19DCA 06:10 06:30 (+20)DTW 07:45 07:31 (−14)
10-18DCA 06:10 06:23 (+13)DTW 07:45 07:34 (−11)
10-17DCA 06:10 06:45 (+35)DTW 07:45 07:46 (+1)
10-16DCA 06:10 06:15 (+5)DTW 07:45 07:22 (−23)
10-15DCA 06:10 06:26 (+16)DTW 07:45 07:32 (−13)
10-14DCA 06:10 06:18 (+8)DTW 07:45 07:36 (−9)
10-13DCA 06:10 06:27 (+17)DTW 07:45 07:32 (−13)
10-12DCA 06:10 06:21 (+11)DTW 07:45 07:25 (−20)
10-11DCA 06:10 06:18 (+8)DTW 07:45 07:16 (−29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N348NB, N363NB, N359NB, N352NB.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and DTW published them.

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