DL3848Delta Air Lines · BUF → DTW
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL3848 BuffaloBUF · 12:15 DetroitDTW · 13:30

DL3848 by Delta Air Lines flies from Buffalo (BUF) to Detroit (DTW) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowEn route to Detroit · off blocks 12:30 · 15 min late
En route

en route from BUF to DTW

En routeDL3848 · position estimated
BUFBuffaloDTWDetroit
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 12:30.

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+45+89+134 min
11-11
+15 gate · −19 arrival
10-31
+134 gate · +99 arrival
10-30
+6 gate · −23 arrival
10-29
+14 gate · −18 arrival
10-28
+15 gate · −19 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BUFBuffaloOn-time likelyBUF delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
BUF→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
26%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at BUF and DTW 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 Buffalo

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 6°C to 8°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 5°C
  • 77% 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.

Tomorrow at Detroit

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°C
  • 73% 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Buffalo to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL8859departs 04:10
DL2898departs 06:15
DL1721departs 06:35
DL3639departs 08:57
DL4639departs 09:00
DL3841departs 09:06

If DL3848 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Buffalo to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BUF 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 DL3848 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL3848 across the BUF and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 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 DL3848 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
11-11BUF 12:15 12:30 (+15)DTW 13:30 13:11 (−19)
10-31BUF 12:15 14:29 (+134)DTW 13:30 15:09 (+99)
10-30BUF 12:15 12:21 (+6)DTW 13:30 13:07 (−23)
10-29BUF 12:15 12:29 (+14)DTW 13:30 13:12 (−18)
10-28BUF 12:15 12:30 (+15)DTW 13:30 13:11 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N816SK, N800SK, N899SK.

Board clocks recorded as BUF and DTW published them.

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