Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2898
Buffalo (BUF) to Detroit (DTW) · scheduled 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
How DL2898 performs
339 operations, 2025-05-07 to 2026-06-30.
DL2898 arrived on time 91.1% of the time, against 83.4% for all BUF → DTW flights — this specific departure is 7.7 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 5.6 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 339 operations between 2025-05-07 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2898 | 91.1% | 0.29% | -10 min | 4.1% | 339 |
| Delta Air Lines on BUF → DTW | 85.5% | 1.35% | -10 min | 5.6% | 1,782 |
| All BUF → DTW flights | 83.4% | 1.14% | -10 min | 7.3% | 3,582 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-05-07 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2898 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWM→DTW Portland to Detroit | 2026-02-21 – 2026-02-28 | 2 | — |
| DFW→MSP Dallas–Fort Worth to Minneapolis | 2025-04-14 – 2025-05-06 | 20 | — |
| BIL→MSP Billings to Minneapolis | 2023-07-01 – 2025-01-14 | 530 | 89.3% |
| MIA→MCO Miami to Orlando | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 31 | — |
| BUF→ATL Buffalo to Atlanta | 2023-12-05 – 2023-12-06 | 2 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2898 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 339 records of DL2898 operating BUF → 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.