DL3983 BUF → DTW

Delta Air Lines · Buffalo, NY to Detroit, MI · 36 flights observed, 2026-03-08 to 2026-04-12 · 241 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Mondays vs. 20% on Thursdays.

DL3983 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for BUF → DTW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
67%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+149 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is DL3983 on time?

Across 36 flights on BUF → DTW from 2026-03-08 to 2026-04-12, DL3983 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 67% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +149 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2467%
16-30 min38%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min38%
2+ hrs514%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032471%+34 min
2026-041258%+17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5100%
Tue540%
Wed580%
Thu520%
Fri560%
Sat5100%
Sun667%

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