DL2859Delta Air Lines · DTW → BDL
updated 2m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2859 DetroitDTW · 07:10 HartfordBDL · 08:57

DL2859 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Hartford (BDL) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.

Right nowLanded in Hartford · today
09:11

arrived at BDL · 14 min late

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~32 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-15
+45 gate · +14 arrival
11-13
+5 gate · −23 arrival
11-12
+10 gate · −23 arrival
11-11
+26 gate · −10 arrival
11-09
+5 gate · −27 arrival
11-08
+19 gate · −11 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitModerate riskDTW delay board →
BDLHartfordOn-time likelyBDL delay board →
DTW→BDLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
30%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by BDL (Hartford), 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

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low1°Clikely −2°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 Hartford

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
Low0°Clikely −1°C to 3°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 Hartford flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2163departs 10:20
DL2814departs 14:44
DL2989departs 21:50

If DL2859 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Hartford 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 DL2859 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2859 across the DTW and BDL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 DL2859 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
11-15DTW 07:10 07:55 (+45)BDL 08:57 09:11 (+14)
11-13DTW 07:10 07:15 (+5)BDL 08:57 08:34 (−23)
11-12DTW 07:10 07:20 (+10)BDL 08:57 08:34 (−23)
11-11DTW 07:10 07:36 (+26)BDL 08:57 08:47 (−10)
11-09DTW 07:10 07:15 (+5)BDL 08:57 08:30 (−27)
11-08DTW 07:00 07:19 (+19)BDL 08:47 08:36 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N896AT, N717JL, N998AT, N937AT.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and BDL published them.

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