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DL2188

Detroit (DTW) to Atlanta (ATL) · scheduled 12:15 PM – 2:21 PM

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How DL2188 performs

871 operations, 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
80.6%
698 of 866 completed
Cancellation rate
0.46%
4 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-5 min
Average 8.1 min
Severe delays
6.9%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
76 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
77.4%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 871 operations between 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL218880.6%0.46%-5 min6.9%871
Delta Air Lines on DTWATL83.6%0.50%-9 min5.7%11,013
All DTWATL flights80.9%0.83%-8 min6.8%14,994

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30

By day of week

Does DL2188 run worse on particular days?

Monday75.2%
Tuesday81.0%
Wednesday80.8%
Thursday86.4%
Friday81.1%
Saturday
Sunday77.0%

Thursday is historically the most reliable day and Monday the least, a gap of 11.2 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-05 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.

Other routes DL2188 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
ATLCMH Atlanta to Columbus2026-02-122026-03-0619
STLATL St. Louis to Atlanta2025-03-152025-04-125
MIARDU Miami to Raleigh–Durham2024-01-082024-03-0962
ATLJAX Atlanta to Jacksonville2023-11-042023-11-041
JAXATL Jacksonville to Atlanta2023-11-042023-11-041
DTWSFO Detroit to San Francisco2023-11-012023-11-033
LITATL Little Rock to Atlanta2023-10-282023-10-314
ATLSAT Atlanta to San Antonio2023-10-092023-10-2719
EYWATL Key West to Atlanta2023-07-012023-09-0466

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2188 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 871 records of DL2188 operating DTWATL, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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