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Delta Air Lines / DTW → STL

DL 2868 on time

Delta Air Lines 2868: Detroit to St. Louis at 8:55 a.m.; St. Louis to Detroit at 10:45 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DTW → STL, its busiest leg

On time
87%
246 flights · likely 82–91%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 2868 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 2868: DTW → STL

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 8:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (246 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68DecApr 2026: 94% on time (16 flights)94AprMay 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3784%
Tuesday3694%
Wednesday3686%
Thursday3692%
Friday3683%
Saturday3197%
Sunday3474%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 2%

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DL 2868: STL → DTW

Scheduled to leave St. Louis at 10:45 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (246 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94AugSep 2025: 100% on time (29 flights)100SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97NovDec 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68DecApr 2026: 100% on time (16 flights)100AprMay 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3784%
Tuesday3694%
Wednesday3697%
Thursday3697%
Friday3681%
Saturday3194%
Sunday3479%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 2868 from DTW to STL late?

Delta Air Lines 2868 from Detroit, MI to St. Louis, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 246 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2868 from STL to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 2868 from St. Louis, MO to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 246 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.