DL2171Delta Air Lines · DTW → PDX
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2171 DetroitDTW · 08:50 PortlandPDX · 10:41

DL2171 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Portland (PDX) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.

Right nowEn route to Portland · off blocks 09:03 · 13 min late
En route

en route from DTW to PDX

En routeDL2171 · position estimated
DTWDetroitPDXPortland
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 09:03. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ DL2171 typically leaves +13 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~26 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-14
+13 gate · +1 arrival
11-08
+39 gate · +26 arrival
11-07
+13 gate · +1 arrival
11-06
+21 gate · −10 arrival
11-05
+3 gate · −22 arrival
11-04
+9 gate · −44 arrival
11-03
+4 gate · −33 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitModerate riskDTW delay board →
PDXPortlandOn-time likelyPDX delay board →
DTW→PDXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
24%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by PDX (Portland), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 Detroit

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High8°Clikely 7°C to 9°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°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 Portland

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 10°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 Detroit to Portland flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL8810departs 09:00
DL913departs 20:12

If DL2171 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Portland 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 DL2171 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2171 across the DTW and PDX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 9/10 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 DL2171 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
11-14DTW 08:50 09:03 (+13)PDX 10:41 10:42 (+1)
11-08DTW 08:50 09:29 (+39)PDX 10:41 11:07 (+26)
11-07DTW 08:50 09:03 (+13)PDX 10:41 10:42 (+1)
11-06DTW 08:50 09:11 (+21)PDX 10:41 10:31 (−10)
11-05DTW 08:50 08:53 (+3)PDX 10:41 10:19 (−22)
11-04DTW 08:50 08:59 (+9)PDX 10:41 09:57 (−44)
11-03DTW 08:50 08:54 (+4)PDX 10:41 10:08 (−33)
11-02DTW 08:50 09:03 (+13)PDX 10:41 10:24 (−17)
11-01DTW 08:50 09:03 (+13)PDX 10:41 10:26 (−15)
10-31DTW 08:50 09:02 (+12)PDX 10:41 10:29 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N603DN, N582DN, N597DT, N602DZ.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and PDX published them.

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