DL2989Delta Air Lines · DTW → BDL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2989 DetroitDTW · 21:50 HartfordBDL · 23:32

DL2989 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Hartford (BDL) for the Wed, Oct 21 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Hartford · off blocks 22:04 · 14 min late
23:15

estimated arrival at BDL · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeDL2989 · position estimated
DTWDetroitBDLHartford
Estimated from the boardsarr 23:15

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 22:04.

⚖ DL2989 typically leaves +13 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~32 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
10-22
+14 gate · −17 arrival
10-21
+14 gate · −17 arrival
10-20
+13 gate · −8 arrival
10-19
+4 gate · −22 arrival
10-18
+7 gate · −22 arrival
10-17
+47 gate · +19 arrival
10-16
+8 gate · −20 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
BDLHartfordOn-time likelyBDL delay board →
DTW→BDLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DTW and BDL 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 Detroit to Hartford flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2859departs 07:00
DL2163departs 10:20
DL2814departs 14:45

If DL2989 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Hartford on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2989 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2989 across the DTW and BDL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 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 DL2989 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
10-22DTW 21:50 22:04 (+14)BDL 23:32 23:15 (−17)
10-21DTW 21:50 22:04 (+14)BDL 23:32 23:15 (−17)
10-20DTW 21:50 22:03 (+13)BDL 23:32 23:24 (−8)
10-19DTW 21:50 21:54 (+4)BDL 23:32 23:10 (−22)
10-18DTW 21:50 21:57 (+7)BDL 23:32 23:10 (−22)
10-17DTW 21:50 22:37 (+47)BDL 23:32 23:51 (+19)
10-16DTW 21:50 21:58 (+8)BDL 23:32 23:12 (−20)
10-15DTW 21:50 21:57 (+7)BDL 23:32 23:10 (−22)
10-14DTW 21:50 21:57 (+7)BDL 23:32 23:07 (−25)
10-13DTW 21:50 22:00 (+10)BDL 23:32 23:13 (−19)
10-12DTW 23:34 23:49 (+15)BDL
10-11DTW 21:50 22:14 (+24)BDL 23:32 23:31 (−1)
10-10DTW 21:50 22:05 (+15)BDL 23:32 23:21 (−11)
10-09DTW 21:50 21:54 (+4)BDL 23:32 23:02 (−30)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N365NW, N375NC, N372NW, N360NW.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and BDL published them.

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