DL4898Delta Air Lines · DTW → IND
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DL4898 DetroitDTW · 20:15 IndianapolisIND · 21:33

DL4898 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Indianapolis (IND) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.

Right nowExpected in Indianapolis · On Time
21:33

arrival expected at IND · on schedule

⚖ DL4898 typically leaves +17 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~36 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+34+68+102 min
10-31
+18 gate
10-30
+41 gate · +14 arrival
10-29
+12 gate · −22 arrival
10-28
+11 gate · −25 arrival
10-27
+42 gate · +9 arrival
10-26
+7 gate · −23 arrival
10-25
+102 gate · +68 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
DTWDetroitModerate riskDTW delay board →
INDIndianapolisHigh riskIND delay board →
DTW→INDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
26%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and IND 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 Indianapolis with Delta Air Lines · Sun 1 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.3%1.1× 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 7 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 Indianapolis flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5167departs 08:28
DL4668departs 10:15
DL5401departs 10:15
DL5777departs 10:15
DL5405departs 12:15
DL4879departs 12:51

If DL4898 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Indianapolis 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 DL4898 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL4898 across the DTW and IND boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 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 DL4898 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 20:15 20:33 (+18)IND 21:33
10-30DTW 20:15 20:56 (+41)IND 21:33 21:47 (+14)
10-29DTW 20:15 20:27 (+12)IND 21:33 21:11 (−22)
10-28DTW 20:15 20:26 (+11)IND 21:33 21:08 (−25)
10-27DTW 20:15 20:57 (+42)IND 21:33 21:42 (+9)
10-26DTW 20:15 20:22 (+7)IND 21:33 21:10 (−23)
10-25DTW 20:15 21:57 (+102)IND 21:33 22:41 (+68)
10-24DTW 20:15 20:33 (+18)IND 21:33 21:18 (−15)
10-23DTW 20:15 20:25 (+10)IND 21:33 21:12 (−21)
10-22DTW 20:15 20:25 (+10)IND 21:33 21:13 (−20)
10-21DTW 20:15 20:35 (+20)IND 21:33 21:19 (−14)
10-20DTW 20:15 20:30 (+15)IND 21:33 21:14 (−19)
10-19DTW 20:15 20:28 (+13)IND 21:33 21:11 (−22)
10-18DTW 20:15 20:41 (+26)IND 21:33 21:27 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N927XJ, N668CA, N371CA, N340CA.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and IND published them.

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