DL5855Delta Air Lines · GRR → DTW
updated 5h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5855 Grand RapidsGRR · 16:00 DetroitDTW · 17:04

DL5855 by Delta Air Lines flies from Grand Rapids (GRR) to Detroit (DTW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
14:10

scheduled from GRR

⚖ DL5855 typically leaves +12 and lands −26. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−26 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~38 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
11-10
+12 gate · −27 arrival
11-08
+18 gate · −23 arrival
11-07
+18 gate · −17 arrival
11-06
+12 gate · −11 arrival
11-05
+17 gate · −11 arrival
11-04
+10 gate · −27 arrival
11-03
+12 gate · −27 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
GRRGrand RapidsOn-time likelyGRR delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
GRR→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
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at GRR 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 Grand Rapids

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 13°C
Low3°Clikely 2°C to 5°C

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 11 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 15°C
Low3°Clikely 2°C to 4°C

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 Grand Rapids to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL4885departs 05:30
DL4887departs 08:10
DL3936departs 08:26
DL5263departs 10:40
DL4685departs 10:47
DL5390departs 14:09

If DL5855 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Grand Rapids to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in GRR 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 DL5855 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5855 across the GRR and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 8/10 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 DL5855 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
11-10GRR 16:00 16:12 (+12)DTW 17:04 16:37 (−27)
11-08GRR 16:34 16:52 (+18)DTW 17:39 17:16 (−23)
11-07GRR 15:47 16:05 (+18)DTW 16:47 16:30 (−17)
11-06GRR 15:47 15:59 (+12)DTW 16:47 16:36 (−11)
11-05GRR 15:47 16:04 (+17)DTW 16:47 16:36 (−11)
11-04GRR 16:00 16:10 (+10)DTW 17:04 16:37 (−27)
11-03GRR 16:00 16:12 (+12)DTW 17:04 16:37 (−27)
11-02GRR 15:47 15:54 (+7)DTW 16:47 16:20 (−27)
10-30GRR 15:47 15:56 (+9)DTW 16:47 16:21 (−26)
10-29GRR 15:47 15:53 (+6)DTW 16:47 16:18 (−29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N238JQ, N242JQ, N240JQ, N201JQ.

Board clocks recorded as GRR and DTW published them.

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