DL3888Delta Air Lines · DTW → CLE
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL3888 DetroitDTW · 22:50 ClevelandCLE · 23:46

DL3888 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Cleveland (CLE).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
22:50

scheduled from DTW

⚖ DL3888 typically leaves +13 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+13 gate · −25 arrival
10-30
+13 gate · −25 arrival
10-29
+21 gate · −13 arrival
10-28
+4 gate · −31 arrival
10-27
+6 gate · −19 arrival
10-26
+14 gate · −15 arrival
10-25
+13 gate · −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 · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
CLEClevelandOn-time likelyCLE delay board →
DTW→CLEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
29%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and CLE are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 on this route

Forecast

Detroit to Cleveland with Delta Air Lines · Sun 1 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.9%0.9× usual

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 6 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Cleveland flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL185departs 07:00
DL3879departs 08:25
DL5392departs 08:25
DL3957departs 12:44
DL5359departs 12:44
DL5141departs 14:10

If DL3888 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Cleveland 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 DL3888 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL3888 across the DTW and CLE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 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 DL3888 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
10-31DTW 22:50 23:03 (+13)CLE 23:46 23:21 (−25)
10-30DTW 22:50 23:03 (+13)CLE 23:46 23:21 (−25)
10-29DTW 22:50 23:11 (+21)CLE 23:46 23:33 (−13)
10-28DTW 22:50 22:54 (+4)CLE 23:46 23:15 (−31)
10-27DTW 22:50 22:56 (+6)CLE 23:46 23:27 (−19)
10-26DTW 22:50 23:04 (+14)CLE 23:46 23:31 (−15)
10-25DTW 22:50 23:03 (+13)CLE 23:46 23:25 (−21)
10-23DTW 22:50 22:58 (+8)CLE 23:46 23:21 (−25)
10-22DTW 22:50CLE 23:46 07:37 (+471)
10-21DTW 22:50 23:03 (+13)CLE 23:46 23:25 (−21)
10-20DTW 22:50 22:55 (+5)CLE 23:46 23:19 (−27)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N816SK, N840SK, N837SK, N820SK.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and CLE published them.

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