Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2869
Washington (DCA) to Detroit (DTW) · scheduled 6:00 AM – 7:35 AM
How DL2869 performs
746 operations, 2024-04-10 to 2026-06-30.
DL2869 arrived on time 94.5% of the time, against 79.1% for all DCA → DTW flights — this specific departure is 15.4 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 13.9 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 746 operations between 2024-04-10 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2869 | 94.5% | 2.01% | -14 min | 3.0% | 746 |
| Delta Air Lines on DCA → DTW | 80.6% | 1.73% | -10 min | 8.1% | 5,097 |
| All DCA → DTW flights | 79.1% | 2.76% | -10 min | 8.8% | 8,411 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-04-10 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2869 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.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSP→SLC Minneapolis to Salt Lake City | 2024-07-08 – 2024-09-08 | 60 | — |
| LAX→SAT Los Angeles to San Antonio | 2023-11-05 – 2024-04-08 | 71 | — |
| ATL→XNA Atlanta to Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers | 2023-12-16 – 2024-01-06 | 8 | — |
| SAT→LAX San Antonio to Los Angeles | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-06 | 30 | — |
| RNO→SLC Reno to Salt Lake City | 2023-07-01 – 2023-11-04 | 125 | 82.3% |
| SLC→RNO Salt Lake City to Reno | 2023-07-01 – 2023-11-04 | 125 | 87.2% |
| RDU→BOS Raleigh–Durham to Boston | 2023-10-15 – 2023-10-22 | 2 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2869 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 746 records of DL2869 operating DCA → DTW, 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.