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Delta Air Lines / DTW → TPA

DL 2587 on time

Delta Air Lines 2587: Detroit to Tampa at 10:17 a.m.; Tampa to Detroit at 2:00 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → TPA, its busiest leg

On time
79%
250 flights · likely 74–84%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+60 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 2587 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 2587: DTW → TPA

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 10:17 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (250 flights), worse 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%Apr 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71MarApr 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3778%
Tuesday3681%
Wednesday3681%
Thursday3686%
Friday3678%
Saturday3281%
Sunday3770%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 35%Late inbound plane 18%

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DL 2587: TPA → DTW

Scheduled to leave Tampa at 2:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (250 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AprMay 2025: 84% on time (25 flights)84MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82MarApr 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3776%
Tuesday3681%
Wednesday3672%
Thursday3683%
Friday3664%
Saturday3288%
Sunday3770%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 2587 from DTW to TPA late?

Delta Air Lines 2587 from Detroit, MI to Tampa, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 250 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2587 from TPA to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2587 from Tampa, FL to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 250 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.