DL3977Delta Air Lines · LEX → DTW
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL3977 LexingtonLEX DetroitDTW · 09:13

DL3977 by Delta Air Lines flies from Lexington (LEX) to Detroit (DTW) for the Sat, Oct 17 departure.

Right nowLanded in Detroit · today
08:52

arrived at DTW · 21 min early

Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 15 operations
Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-17
−21 arrival
10-16
−24 arrival
10-15
−33 arrival
10-14
−27 arrival
10-13
−27 arrival
10-12
−19 arrival
10-11
−28 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LEXLexingtonOn-time likelyLEX delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
LEX→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How DL3977 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL3977 across the LEX and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~24 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL3977 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
10-17LEX DTW 09:13 08:52 (−21)
10-16LEX DTW 09:13 08:49 (−24)
10-15LEX DTW 09:13 08:40 (−33)
10-14LEX DTW 09:13 08:46 (−27)
10-13LEX DTW 09:13 08:46 (−27)
10-12LEX DTW 09:13 08:54 (−19)
10-11LEX DTW 09:13 08:45 (−28)
10-10LEX DTW 09:13 08:41 (−32)
10-09LEX DTW 09:13 09:08 (−5)
10-08LEX DTW 09:13 08:47 (−26)
10-07LEX DTW 09:13 08:46 (−27)
10-06LEX DTW 09:13 08:55 (−18)
10-05LEX DTW 09:02 15:07 (+365)
10-04LEX DTW 09:02 08:45 (−17)
10-03LEX DTW 09:02 08:42 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N836SK, N897SK, N837SK, N838SK.

Board clocks recorded as LEX and DTW published them.

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