DL2481Delta Air Lines · DTW → CLT
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2481 DetroitDTW · 07:10 CharlotteCLT · 09:07

DL2481 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Charlotte (CLT) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowExpected in Charlotte · today
08:54

arrival expected at CLT · 13 min early

Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
+7 gate · −13 arrival
11-10
+7 gate · −22 arrival
11-09
+7 gate · −28 arrival
11-08
+6 gate · −23 arrival
10-30
+11 gate · −18 arrival
10-29
+4 gate · −22 arrival
10-28
+13 gate · −9 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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitModerate riskDTW delay board →
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
DTW→CLTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
20%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+0 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and CLT 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 at Detroit

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 7°C to 12°C
Low4°Clikely 1°C to 7°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 Charlotte

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 18°C to 23°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 13°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.

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 Charlotte flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2684departs 10:30
DL1429departs 14:15
DL2352departs 20:00

If DL2481 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Charlotte 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 DL2481 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2481 across the DTW and CLT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 DL2481 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
11-11DTW 07:10 07:17 (+7)CLT 09:07 08:54 (−13)
11-10DTW 07:10 07:17 (+7)CLT 09:07 08:45 (−22)
11-09DTW 07:10 07:17 (+7)CLT 09:07 08:39 (−28)
11-08DTW 07:10 07:16 (+6)CLT 09:02 08:39 (−23)
10-30DTW 07:10 07:21 (+11)CLT 09:02 08:44 (−18)
10-29DTW 07:10 07:14 (+4)CLT 09:02 08:40 (−22)
10-28DTW 07:10 07:23 (+13)CLT 09:02 08:53 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N932AT, N940AT, N923AT, N979AT.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and CLT published them.

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