DL8861Delta Air Lines · DTW → PHX
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DL8861 DetroitDTW PhoenixPHX

DL8861 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Phoenix (PHX).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:25

scheduled from DTW

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
PHXPhoenixHigh riskPHX delay board →
DTW→PHXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+0 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and PHX 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 Phoenix with Delta Air Lines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.2%1.1× usual

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

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Detroit to Phoenix flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL813departs 12:55

If DL8861 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Detroit to Phoenix 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 DL8861 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL8861 across the DTW and PHX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 50.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at DTW and PHX.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL8861 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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