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DL 3898 on time

Delta Air Lines 3898: Detroit to Saginaw at 10:10 a.m.; Saginaw to Detroit at 12:00 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → MBS, its busiest leg

On time
81%
305 flights · likely 76–85%
Cancelled
1.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 3898 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 1.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 3898: DTW → MBS

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 10:10 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3898. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (305 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 41% on time (17 flights)41DecJan 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89AprMay 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92MayJun 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4676%
Tuesday4589%
Wednesday4589%
Thursday4578%
Friday4576%
Saturday3781%
Sunday4276%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 77%Severe weather 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 3%

All flights DTW → MBS · Connecting off DL 3898? Check the risk

DL 3898: MBS → DTW

Scheduled to leave Saginaw at 12:00 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3898. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (305 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 29% on time (17 flights)29DecJan 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 94% on time (18 flights)94AprMay 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88MayJun 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4680%
Tuesday4587%
Wednesday4580%
Thursday4582%
Friday4580%
Saturday3786%
Sunday4271%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 71%Severe weather 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%

All flights MBS → DTW · Connecting off DL 3898? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 3898 from DTW to MBS late?

Delta Air Lines 3898 from Detroit, MI to Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 305 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3898 from MBS to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 3898 from Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 305 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.