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DL 4898 on time

Delta Air Lines 4898: Detroit to Indianapolis at 8:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
62%
305 flights · likely 56–67%
Cancelled
1.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 4898 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (38%); 1.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 4898: DTW → IND

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 8:00 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 4898. Over the past year it arrived on time 62% of the time (305 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73NovDec 2025: 37% on time (19 flights)37DecJan 2026: 44% on time (27 flights)44JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MarApr 2026: 69% on time (16 flights)69AprMay 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4652%
Tuesday4560%
Wednesday4466%
Thursday4466%
Friday4461%
Saturday3977%
Sunday4353%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 4898 from DTW to IND late?

Delta Air Lines 4898 from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 305 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% 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.