DL2985 DTW → PHL

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Philadelphia, PA · 171 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-12-19 · 453 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is 0 min, while the worst 10% run +90 min or later.

DL2985 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → PHL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
0 min
90th percentile
+90 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is DL2985 on time?

Across 171 flights on DTW → PHL from 2025-07-01 to 2025-12-19, DL2985 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 70% of the time. The median arrival delay was 0 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +90 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11970%
16-30 min169%
31-60 min127%
61-120 min106%
2+ hrs138%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073148%+64 min
2025-083165%+18 min
2025-093080%+13 min
2025-103174%+7 min
2025-112986%+6 min
2025-121867%+13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2471%
Tue2584%
Wed2568%
Thu2467%
Fri2475%
Sat2458%
Sun2467%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…