DL86 DetroitDTW · 19:40 Frankfurt am MainFRA · 08:40
DL86 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
arrived at FRA · 2 min late
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DTW and FRA 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
ForecastDetroit to Frankfurt am Main with Delta Air Lines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.4%1.7× 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) · Fewer than one departure a day on this route with this airline, so read it as a rough guide. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Detroit to Frankfurt am Main flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL86 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main 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 DL86 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL86 across the DTW and FRA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left a little late (~9 min) but landed about 21 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL86 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N853NW, N858NW.
Board clocks recorded as DTW and FRA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: DL86 Detroit to Frankfurt am Main on-time performance, measured from the DTW and FRA airport boards.
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