DL5215 DTW → BHM

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Birmingham, AL · 63 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2025-12-19 · 625 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2025-12's on-time rate (44%) is well below the 89% average from earlier months.

DL5215 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → BHM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+52 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is DL5215 on time?

Across 63 flights on DTW → BHM from 2025-10-06 to 2025-12-19, DL5215 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 77% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +52 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4677%
16-30 min58%
31-60 min47%
61-120 min58%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102291%-6 min
2025-112286%+1 min
2025-121644%+24 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1164%
Tue1191%
Wed1182%
Thu1080%
Fri967%
SatNo data—
Sun875%

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