Flight OddsDL5838 DTW → CMH
Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Columbus, OH · 296 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 155 mi
DL5838 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → CMH, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+41 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How often is DL5838 on time?
Across 296 flights on DTW → CMH from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL5838 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +41 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 246 | 84% |
| 16-30 min | 9 | 3% |
| 31-60 min | 15 | 5% |
| 61-120 min | 14 | 5% |
| 2+ hrs | 10 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 27 | 89% | +5 min |
| 2025-08 | 22 | 86% | +4 min |
| 2025-09 | 20 | 90% | +3 min |
| 2025-10 | 27 | 93% | -2 min |
| 2025-11 | 22 | 77% | +31 min |
| 2025-12 | 17 | 94% | -6 min |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 65% | +34 min |
| 2026-02 | 23 | 78% | -3 min |
| 2026-03 | 27 | 67% | +30 min |
| 2026-04 | 28 | 82% | +3 min |
| 2026-05 | 31 | 87% | +8 min |
| 2026-06 | 30 | 93% | -10 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 45 | 82% |
| Tue | 48 | 83% |
| Wed | 47 | 81% |
| Thu | 43 | 81% |
| Fri | 46 | 91% |
| Sat | 19 | 95% |
| Sun | 46 | 78% |
Other routes
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