DL5838Delta Air Lines · DTW → CMH
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DL5838 DetroitDTW · 19:49 ColumbusCMH · 20:58

DL5838 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Columbus (CMH) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowEn route to Columbus · off blocks 20:02 · 13 min late
En route

en route from DTW to CMH

En routeDL5838 · position estimated
DTWDetroitCMHColumbus
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 20:02 · typical taxi-out at DTW ≈ 7 min.

⚖ DL5838 typically leaves +16 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-01
+13 gate · −21 arrival
10-31
+70 gate · +16 arrival
10-30
+19 gate
10-29
+12 gate · −22 arrival
10-28
+16 gate · −21 arrival
10-27
+12 gate · −26 arrival
10-26
+17 gate · −18 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 · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
CMHColumbusOn-time likelyCMH delay board →
DTW→CMHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and CMH 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 Columbus with Delta Air Lines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.0%1.4× usual

Forecast weather: 82% chance of rain at Columbus

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

Forecast: GateWeather · 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 Columbus flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3861departs 08:50
DL3993departs 10:06
DL5810departs 10:06
DL5302departs 12:23
DL5774departs 12:23
DL3875departs 14:10

If DL5838 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Columbus 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 DL5838 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5838 across the DTW and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 DL5838 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
11-01DTW 19:49 20:02 (+13)CMH 20:58 20:37 (−21)
10-31DTW 19:49 20:59 (+70)CMH 21:12 21:28 (+16)
10-30DTW 19:49 20:08 (+19)CMH
10-29DTW 19:49 20:01 (+12)CMH 20:58 20:36 (−22)
10-28DTW 19:49 20:05 (+16)CMH 20:58 20:37 (−21)
10-27DTW 19:49 20:01 (+12)CMH 20:58 20:32 (−26)
10-26DTW 19:49 20:06 (+17)CMH 20:58 20:40 (−18)
10-25DTW 19:49 20:05 (+16)CMH 20:58 20:37 (−21)
10-24DTW 19:49 20:08 (+19)CMH 20:58 20:35 (−23)
10-23DTW 19:49 20:11 (+22)CMH
10-22DTW 19:49 19:58 (+9)CMH 20:58 20:42 (−16)
10-21DTW 19:49 20:00 (+11)CMH 20:58

Aircraft

Recent tails: N223JQ, N221JQ, N227JQ, N203JQ.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and CMH published them.

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