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DL 2296 on time

Delta Air Lines 2296: Detroit to Fort Lauderdale at 8:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
331 flights · likely 53–64%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
53%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 2296 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 2296: DTW → FLL

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 8:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (331 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (53%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Detroit to Fort Lauderdale (89% of days). Delta Air Lines's last DTW–FLL flight was cancelled 1.4% of the time, against 1.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:10 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82SepOct 2025: 96% on time (28 flights)96OctNov 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69NovDec 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45DecJan 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52JunJul 2026: 35% on time (23 flights)35JulAug 2026: 52% on time (25 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5159%
Tuesday4762%
Wednesday4665%
Thursday5058%
Friday5151%
Saturday3563%
Sunday5155%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Late inbound plane 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 2296 from DTW to FLL late?

Delta Air Lines 2296 from Detroit, MI to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 331 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.