Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2896
Boston (BOS) to Detroit (DTW) · scheduled 8:59 PM – 10:20 PM
How DL2896 performs
529 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-28.
DL2896 arrived on time 61.3% of the time, against 79.1% for all BOS → DTW flights — this specific departure is 17.8 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 20.3 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 529 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-28
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2896 | 61.3% | 1.51% | 3 min | 16.2% | 529 |
| Delta Air Lines on BOS → DTW | 81.6% | 1.17% | -9 min | 7.4% | 5,112 |
| All BOS → DTW flights | 79.1% | 1.33% | -8 min | 8.8% | 8,042 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-28
Other routes DL2896 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAD→DTW Washington to Detroit | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
| JFK→DTW New York to Detroit | 2024-04-01 – 2024-04-01 | 1 | — |
| BTR→ATL Baton Rouge to Atlanta | 2024-02-11 – 2024-02-11 | 1 | — |
| PNS→ATL Pensacola to Atlanta | 2023-09-05 – 2023-12-15 | 75 | — |
| CHS→ATL Charleston to Atlanta | 2023-10-09 – 2023-11-03 | 20 | — |
| ATL→CMH Atlanta to Columbus | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 59 | — |
| CMH→ATL Columbus to Atlanta | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 59 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2896 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 529 records of DL2896 operating BOS → 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.