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Delta Air Lines / DTW → TPA

DL 2852 on time

Delta Air Lines 2852: Detroit to Tampa at 7:00 a.m.; Tampa to Detroit at 10:42 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → TPA, its busiest leg

On time
86%
255 flights · likely 81–90%
Cancelled
2.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 2852 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 2.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 2852: DTW → TPA

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (255 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3786%
Tuesday3692%
Wednesday3689%
Thursday3681%
Friday3683%
Saturday3784%
Sunday3786%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Late inbound plane 3%Severe weather 2%

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DL 2852: TPA → DTW

Scheduled to leave Tampa at 10:42 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (193 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2024: 96% on time (25 flights)96DecJan 2025: too few flights (5 flights)JanMay 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2882%
Tuesday2785%
Wednesday2793%
Thursday2785%
Friday2774%
Saturday2882%
Sunday2986%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 57%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 2852 from DTW to TPA late?

Delta Air Lines 2852 from Detroit, MI to Tampa, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 255 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2852 from TPA to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2852 from Tampa, FL to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 193 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.