DL2868

DL2868 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 5 routes, busiest Detroit to St Louis. Of 926 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 88.1% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

Months without data are left blank.

The most recent periods17 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January303▼ 90.0%
February28––
March54––
April5632▼ 42.9%
May6260▼ 3.2%
June60600.0%
July6062▲ 3.3%
August62––
September58––
October62–in progress
November58––
December47––

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods17 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January93.1%0.0%▼ 100.0%
February75.0%––
March88.9%––
April92.7%96.9%▲ 4.5%
May93.6%93.3%▼ 0.2%
June93.1%79.7%▼ 14.4%
July80.0%74.2%▼ 7.3%
August90.3%––
September94.8%––
October100.0%–in progress
November93.1%––
December66.7%––

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

The most recent periods17 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January10▼ 100.0%
February0––
March0––
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June21▼ 50.0%
July00–
August0––
September0––
October1–in progress
November0––
December2––

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.1% 918
  • Cancelled 0.9% 8

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. DTW–STL518 87.2%
  2. STL–DTW388 91.1%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 90.0% 0
November 2024 30 30 93.3% 0
December 2024 22 22 90.9% 0
January 2025 30 29 93.1% 1
February 2025 28 28 75.0% 0
March 2025 54 54 88.9% 0
April 2025 56 55 92.7% 1
May 2025 62 62 93.6% 0
June 2025 60 58 93.1% 2
July 2025 60 60 80.0% 0
August 2025 62 62 90.3% 0
September 2025 58 58 94.8% 0
October 2025 62 61 100.0% 1
November 2025 58 58 93.1% 0
December 2025 47 45 66.7% 2
January 2026 3 3 0.0% 0
April 2026 32 32 96.9% 0
May 2026 60 60 93.3% 0
June 2026 60 59 79.7% 1
July 2026 62 62 74.2% 0

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