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DL2638

Miami (MIA) to Detroit (DTW) · scheduled 8:05 AM – 11:13 AM

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How DL2638 performs

697 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-05-07.

On-time arrivals
91.8%
634 of 691 completed
Cancellation rate
0.86%
6 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-13 min
Average -5.5 min
Severe delays
3.9%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
83 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
91.9%
Left the gate on time

DL2638 arrived on time 91.8% of the time, against 73.5% for all MIADTW flights — this specific departure is 18.2 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 13.4 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 697 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-05-07

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL263891.8%0.86%-13 min3.9%697
Delta Air Lines on MIADTW78.4%0.79%-6 min7.4%2,797
All MIADTW flights73.5%1.21%-4 min9.3%5,190

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-05-07

Other routes DL2638 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
DENATL Denver to Atlanta2024-05-072024-06-0631
AUSDTW Austin to Detroit2024-04-092024-05-0628
SLCPHL Salt Lake City to Philadelphia2024-03-102024-04-0830
PHLSLC Philadelphia to Salt Lake City2024-03-102024-04-0818
DSMATL Des Moines to Atlanta2023-12-162024-01-0723
ATLPBI Atlanta to West Palm Beach2023-09-052023-12-1574
PBIATL West Palm Beach to Atlanta2023-09-082023-12-1541
DTWTVC Detroit to Traverse City2023-10-092023-11-0425
DTWIAD Detroit to Washington2023-10-142023-10-212
ATLHSV Atlanta to Huntsville2023-07-052023-09-0459

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2638 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 697 records of DL2638 operating MIADTW, 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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