DL5848Delta Air Lines · DTW → PIT
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DL5848 DetroitDTW · 08:40 PittsburghPIT · 09:52

DL5848 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Pittsburgh (PIT) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Right nowDeparts today · today · as of 06:18
08:40

departs DTW · on schedule

⚖ DL5848 typically leaves +12 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-28
+6 gate · −33 arrival
10-27
+13 gate · −20 arrival
10-26
+12 gate · −19 arrival
10-25
+22 gate · −12 arrival
10-24
+3 gate · −29 arrival
10-23
+8 gate · −27 arrival
10-22
+12 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 · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitModerate riskDTW delay board →
PITPittsburghOn-time likelyPIT delay board →
DTW→PITevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and PIT 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 on this route

Forecast

Detroit to Pittsburgh with Delta Air Lines · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.0%1.2× usual

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Detroit to Pittsburgh flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3998departs 08:40
DL5849departs 10:25
DL4640departs 14:10
DL3598departs 17:47
DL5498departs 17:54
DL5369departs 22:50

If DL5848 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Pittsburgh 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 DL5848 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5848 across the DTW and PIT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 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 DL5848 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
10-28DTW 08:40 08:46 (+6)PIT 09:52 09:19 (−33)
10-27DTW 08:40 08:53 (+13)PIT 09:52 09:32 (−20)
10-26DTW 08:40 08:52 (+12)PIT 09:52 09:33 (−19)
10-25DTW 08:40 09:02 (+22)PIT 09:52 09:40 (−12)
10-24DTW 08:40 08:43 (+3)PIT 09:52 09:23 (−29)
10-23DTW 08:40 08:48 (+8)PIT 09:52 09:25 (−27)
10-22DTW 08:40 08:52 (+12)PIT 09:52 09:33 (−19)
10-21DTW 08:40 08:49 (+9)PIT 09:52 09:30 (−22)
10-19DTW 08:40 08:52 (+12)PIT 09:52 09:31 (−21)
10-18DTW 08:40 09:02 (+22)PIT 09:52 09:41 (−11)
10-17DTW 08:40 08:57 (+17)PIT 09:52 09:38 (−14)
10-16DTW 08:40 09:15 (+35)PIT 09:52 09:59 (+7)
10-15DTW 08:40 08:43 (+3)PIT

Aircraft

Recent tails: N209JQ, N232JQ, N208JQ, N245JQ.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and PIT published them.

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