DL2898Delta Air Lines · BUF → DTW
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2898 BuffaloBUF · 06:15 DetroitDTW · 07:27

DL2898 by Delta Air Lines flies from Buffalo (BUF) to Detroit (DTW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:15

scheduled from BUF

⚖ DL2898 typically leaves +8 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+8 gate · −21 arrival
11-04
+8 gate · −23 arrival
11-03
+5 gate · −25 arrival
11-02
+9 gate · −25 arrival
11-01
+9 gate · −23 arrival
10-31
+3 gate · −26 arrival
10-30
+7 gate · −24 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BUFBuffaloOn-time likelyBUF delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
BUF→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by BUF (Buffalo), currently flying MVFR (marginal 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 Buffalo

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 14°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 10°C
  • 93% chance of rain

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 Detroit

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°C
  • 75% chance of rain

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 Buffalo to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3639departs 08:57
DL3841departs 09:06
DL3636departs 12:02
DL758departs 12:02
DL3848departs 12:15
DL5064departs 12:15

If DL2898 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Buffalo to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BUF 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 DL2898 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2898 across the BUF and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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 DL2898 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
11-05BUF 06:15 06:23 (+8)DTW 07:27 07:06 (−21)
11-04BUF 06:15 06:23 (+8)DTW 07:27 07:04 (−23)
11-03BUF 06:15 06:20 (+5)DTW 07:27 07:02 (−25)
11-02BUF 06:15 06:24 (+9)DTW 07:27 07:02 (−25)
11-01BUF 06:15 06:24 (+9)DTW 07:27 07:04 (−23)
10-31BUF 06:15 06:18 (+3)DTW 07:27 07:01 (−26)
10-30BUF 06:15 06:22 (+7)DTW 07:27 07:03 (−24)
10-29BUF 06:15 06:27 (+12)DTW 07:27 07:08 (−19)
10-28BUF 06:15 06:27 (+12)DTW 07:27 07:12 (−15)
10-27BUF 06:15 06:24 (+9)DTW 07:27 07:10 (−17)
10-26BUF 06:15 06:22 (+7)DTW 07:27 07:01 (−26)
10-25BUF 06:15 06:23 (+8)DTW 07:27 07:06 (−21)
10-24BUF 06:15 06:34 (+19)DTW 07:27 07:17 (−10)
10-23BUF 06:15 06:21 (+6)DTW 07:27 07:03 (−24)
10-22BUF 06:15 06:37 (+22)DTW 07:27 07:17 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N323NB, N327NB, N370NB, N319NB.

Board clocks recorded as BUF and DTW published them.

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