DL4897Delta Air Lines · IND → DTW
updated 25m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL4897 IndianapolisIND · 08:11 DetroitDTW · 09:24

DL4897 by Delta Air Lines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Detroit (DTW) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowLanded in Detroit · today
09:08

arrived at DTW · 16 min early

⚖ DL4897 typically leaves +0 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~19 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
11-02
+0 gate · −16 arrival
11-01
+0 gate · −22 arrival
10-31
−5 gate · −21 arrival
10-30
−5 gate · −21 arrival
10-29
−5 gate · −26 arrival
10-28
−5 gate · −19 arrival
10-27
+0 gate · −23 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 · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
IND→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
14%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+1 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IND and DTW 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 at Indianapolis

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 24°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 17°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 Detroit

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°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
061422
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T
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T
F
S
S

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

Other Indianapolis to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5470departs 06:41
DL5167departs 10:27
DL4875departs 10:32
DL5401departs 12:11
DL4674departs 12:12
DL5863departs 12:15

If DL4897 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IND 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 DL4897 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL4897 across the IND and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL4897 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
11-02IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:08 (−16)
11-01IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:02 (−22)
10-31IND 08:11 08:06 (−5)DTW 09:24 09:03 (−21)
10-30IND 08:11 08:06 (−5)DTW 09:24 09:03 (−21)
10-29IND 08:11 08:06 (−5)DTW 09:24 08:58 (−26)
10-28IND 08:11 08:06 (−5)DTW 09:24 09:05 (−19)
10-27IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:01 (−23)
10-26IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:02 (−22)
10-25IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:09 (−15)
10-24IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:16 (−8)
10-23IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:13 (−11)
10-22IND 08:11 08:06 (−5)DTW 09:24 09:07 (−17)
10-21IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:04 (−20)
10-20IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:15 (−9)
10-19IND 08:11 (+0)DTW 09:24 09:14 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N340CA, N927XJ, N668CA, N371CA.

Board clocks recorded as IND and DTW published them.

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