DL2896Delta Air Lines · BOS → DTW
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2896 BostonBOS · 20:10 DetroitDTW · 22:07

DL2896 by Delta Air Lines flies from Boston (BOS) to Detroit (DTW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:10

scheduled from BOS

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 2 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-16
−5 gate
09-15
−5 gate · +0 arrival
09-14
+4 gate · +0 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
BOSBostonModerate riskBOS delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
BOS→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by BOS (Boston), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 Boston to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1019departs 05:30
DL1748departs 09:05
DL2222departs 13:10
DL1432departs 17:15

If DL2896 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Boston to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2896 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2896 across the BOS and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +0 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL2896 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-16BOS 20:10 20:05 (−5)DTW 22:07
09-15BOS 20:10 20:05 (−5)DTW 22:20 (+0)
09-14BOS 20:10 20:14 (+4)DTW 22:20 (+0)

Board clocks recorded as BOS and DTW published them.

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