DL5397Delta Air Lines · CLE → DTW
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5397 ClevelandCLE · 16:07 DetroitDTW · 17:06

DL5397 by Delta Air Lines flies from Cleveland (CLE) to Detroit (DTW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:07

scheduled from CLE

⚖ DL5397 typically leaves +11 and lands −26. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−26 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+12 gate · −21 arrival
10-28
+8 gate · −28 arrival
10-27
+12 gate · −21 arrival
10-26
+0 gate · −37 arrival
10-25
+32 gate · −4 arrival
10-24
+5 gate · −32 arrival
10-23
+10 gate · −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 −26 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLEClevelandOn-time likelyCLE delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
CLE→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CLE 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 Cleveland

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 17°C
  • 94% 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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 21°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 18°C
  • 92% 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 Cleveland to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3884departs 06:10
DL5095departs 06:10
DL4827departs 08:10
DL5431departs 08:28
DL3879departs 10:27
DL5381departs 10:27

If DL5397 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Cleveland to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLE 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 DL5397 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5397 across the CLE and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 9/10 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 DL5397 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
11-03CLE 16:07 16:19 (+12)DTW 17:06 16:45 (−21)
10-28CLE 16:07 16:15 (+8)DTW 17:06 16:38 (−28)
10-27CLE 16:07 16:19 (+12)DTW 17:06 16:45 (−21)
10-26CLE 16:07 (+0)DTW 17:06 16:29 (−37)
10-25CLE 16:07 16:39 (+32)DTW 17:06 17:02 (−4)
10-24CLE 16:07 16:12 (+5)DTW 17:06 16:34 (−32)
10-23CLE 16:01 16:11 (+10)DTW 17:00 16:32 (−28)
10-22CLE 16:07 16:22 (+15)DTW 17:06 16:42 (−24)
10-21CLE 16:07 16:14 (+7)DTW 17:06 16:36 (−30)
10-20CLE 16:07 16:59 (+52)DTW 17:06 17:24 (+18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N549CA, N186PQ, N311PQ, N279PQ.

Board clocks recorded as CLE and DTW published them.

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