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DL 2171 on time

Delta Air Lines 2171: Detroit to Portland at 8:40 a.m.; Portland to Detroit at 11:55 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → PDX, its busiest leg

On time
88%
150 flights · likely 82–92%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+39 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 2171 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 2171: DTW → PDX

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 8:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (150 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 60% on time (20 flights)60JunJul 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81JulAug 2025: 84% on time (25 flights)84AugSep 2025: 100% on time (26 flights)100SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: too few flights (8 flights)NovJun 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2391%
Tuesday2291%
Wednesday2282%
Thursday2291%
Friday2286%
Saturday17—
Sunday2282%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%

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DL 2171: PDX → DTW

Scheduled to leave Portland at 11:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (150 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 70% on time (20 flights)70JunJul 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78JulAug 2025: 76% on time (25 flights)76AugSep 2025: 88% on time (26 flights)88SepOct 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90OctNov 2025: too few flights (8 flights)NovJun 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2396%
Tuesday2282%
Wednesday2277%
Thursday2286%
Friday2282%
Saturday17—
Sunday2277%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 41%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%

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Questions

How often is DL 2171 from DTW to PDX late?

Delta Air Lines 2171 from Detroit, MI to Portland, OR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 150 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2171 from PDX to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2171 from Portland, OR to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 150 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.