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DL 3889 on time

Delta Air Lines 3889: Detroit to Omaha at 3:50 p.m.; Omaha to Detroit at 5:44 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → OMA, its busiest leg

On time
71%
264 flights · likely 65–76%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 3889 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 3889: DTW → OMA

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 3:50 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3889. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (264 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Aug 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71AugSep 2025: 95% on time (19 flights)95SepOct 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85OctNov 2025: 50% on time (24 flights)50NovDec 2025: 48% on time (29 flights)48DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanMar 2026: 38% on time (21 flights)38MarApr 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76MayJun 2026: 93% on time (29 flights)93JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4473%
Tuesday4171%
Wednesday4168%
Thursday4171%
Friday3979%
Saturday15—
Sunday4367%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 78%Severe weather 17%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 6%

All flights DTW → OMA · Connecting off DL 3889? Check the risk

DL 3889: OMA → DTW

Scheduled to leave Omaha at 5:44 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3889. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (169 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Omaha to Detroit (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last OMA–DTW flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:25 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Feb 2025: 77% on time (22 flights)77FebMar 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69MarApr 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprMay 2025: too few flights (5 flights)MayDec 2025: too few flights (5 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (1 flights)JanMar 2026: 38% on time (21 flights)38MarApr 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77AprMay 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72MayJun 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2669%
Tuesday2572%
Wednesday2789%
Thursday2763%
Friday2568%
Saturday14—
Sunday2564%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 65%Severe weather 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%

All flights OMA → DTW · Connecting off DL 3889? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 3889 from DTW to OMA late?

Delta Air Lines 3889 from Detroit, MI to Omaha, NE arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 264 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3889 from OMA to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 3889 from Omaha, NE to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 169 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.