DL4966Delta Air Lines · ORF → DTW
updated 5h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL4966 NorfolkORF · 17:05 DetroitDTW · 19:14

DL4966 by Delta Air Lines flies from Norfolk (ORF) to Detroit (DTW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
14:33

scheduled from ORF

⚖ DL4966 typically leaves +11 and lands −32. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−32 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~43 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
11-03
+11 gate · −32 arrival
10-30
+32 gate · −14 arrival
10-29
+26 gate · −18 arrival
10-28
+76 gate · +29 arrival
10-27
+11 gate · −32 arrival
10-26
+7 gate · −35 arrival
10-25
+25 gate · −16 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 −32 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORFNorfolkModerate riskORF delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
ORF→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
29%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.5%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ORF (Norfolk), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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 Norfolk

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low14°Clikely 12°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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low16°Clikely 12°C to 18°C
  • 96% 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Norfolk to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1079departs 06:00
DL1359departs 12:30
DL3066departs 12:50

If DL4966 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Norfolk to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORF 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 DL4966 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL4966 across the ORF and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~30 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 DL4966 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
11-03ORF 17:05 17:16 (+11)DTW 19:14 18:42 (−32)
10-30ORF 17:15 17:47 (+32)DTW 19:24 19:10 (−14)
10-29ORF 17:05 17:31 (+26)DTW 19:14 18:56 (−18)
10-28ORF 17:05 18:21 (+76)DTW 19:14 19:43 (+29)
10-27ORF 17:05 17:16 (+11)DTW 19:14 18:42 (−32)
10-26ORF 17:05 17:12 (+7)DTW 19:14 18:39 (−35)
10-25ORF 17:05 17:30 (+25)DTW 19:14 18:58 (−16)
10-23ORF 17:05 17:33 (+28)DTW 19:14 18:53 (−21)
10-22ORF 17:05 17:16 (+11)DTW 19:14 18:39 (−35)
10-21ORF 17:05 17:11 (+6)DTW 19:14 18:29 (−45)
10-20ORF 17:05 17:14 (+9)DTW 19:14 18:35 (−39)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N153PQ, N182GJ, N313PQ, N181PQ.

Board clocks recorded as ORF and DTW published them.

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