Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2968
Detroit (DTW) to Philadelphia (PHL) · scheduled 7:05 AM – 8:44 AM
How DL2968 performs
415 operations, 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30.
DL2968 arrived on time 88.9% of the time, against 80.9% for all DTW → PHL flights — this specific departure is 8.0 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 6.1 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 415 operations between 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2968 | 88.9% | 2.41% | -12 min | 3.2% | 415 |
| Delta Air Lines on DTW → PHL | 82.8% | 1.18% | -11 min | 7.2% | 4,317 |
| All DTW → PHL flights | 80.9% | 2.20% | -10 min | 8.0% | 9,057 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2968 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHL→DTW Philadelphia to Detroit | 2025-04-14 – 2026-06-30 | 415 | 89.7% |
| LGB→SLC Long Beach to Salt Lake City | 2024-11-11 – 2024-12-05 | 25 | — |
| MIA→LGA Miami to New York | 2024-07-08 – 2024-09-08 | 54 | — |
| SLC→PSC Salt Lake City to Pasco | 2024-06-07 – 2024-07-07 | 31 | — |
| ATL→IND Atlanta to Indianapolis | 2023-07-01 – 2024-06-06 | 284 | 85.5% |
| TPA→BOS Tampa to Boston | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2968 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 415 records of DL2968 operating DTW → PHL, 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.