DL1891Delta Air Lines · IAH → DTW
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1891 HoustonIAH · 15:32 DetroitDTW · 19:15

DL1891 by Delta Air Lines flies from Houston (IAH) to Detroit (DTW) for the Mon, Oct 12 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Detroit · off blocks 15:28 · 4 min early
18:54

estimated arrival at DTW · local time · ~68 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
IAH548 mi · ~68 min leftDTW
35,000 ftAltitudecruising
528 mphSpeed459 kt
39°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 4m

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~3 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-12
−4 gate · −5 arrival
10-11
+8 gate · −5 arrival
10-10
−2 gate · −20 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
IAH→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
21%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+1 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IAH and DTW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

Other Houston to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1389departs 05:10
DL1914departs 11:22
DL1043departs 11:26
DL1307departs 15:20
DL1529departs 18:27

If DL1891 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Houston to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1891 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1891 across the IAH and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -1 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1891 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
10-12IAH 15:32 15:28 (−4)DTW 19:15 19:10 (−5)
10-11IAH 15:32 15:40 (+8)DTW 19:15 19:10 (−5)
10-10IAH 15:32 15:30 (−2)DTW 19:15 18:55 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N347NB, N363NB.

Board clocks recorded as IAH and DTW published them.

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