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DL 2898 on time

Delta Air Lines 2898: Buffalo to Detroit at 6:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
284 flights · likely 84–92%
Cancelled
1.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+98 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 2898 flights from Buffalo arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 1.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 2898: BUF → DTW

Scheduled to leave Buffalo at 6:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (284 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%Jul 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63DecMar 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4088%
Tuesday4188%
Wednesday4190%
Thursday4183%
Friday4093%
Saturday4085%
Sunday4193%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 41%

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Questions

How often is DL 2898 from BUF to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2898 from Buffalo, NY to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 284 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% 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.