Delta Air Lines
Is DL8861 delayed?
Yes — DL8861 landed in Detroit 50 min late, at 02:57 on Sep 18 (as of Sep 18, 06:57 UTC). Over its last 5 recorded arrivals, 2 landed more than 15 min late.
Each route and date is shown separately. Confirm that both airports match your booking.
50 min late
Official source · Updated
Departure
Buffalo
BUF
Actual
Scheduled 01:25
Sep 18
Arrival
Detroit
DTW
Actual
Scheduled 02:07
Sep 18
Times shown in airport local time
Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/New_York)
Flight details
Departure · UTC
- Scheduled
- Estimated
- Not available
- Actual
Arrival · UTC
- Scheduled
- Estimated
- Not available
- Actual
89 min late
Official source · Updated
Departure
Detroit
DTW
Actual
Scheduled 03:24
Sep 18
Arrival
Atlanta
ATL
Actual
Scheduled 05:01
Sep 18
Times shown in airport local time
Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Detroit)
Flight details
Departure · UTC
- Scheduled
- Estimated
- Not available
- Actual
Arrival · UTC
- Scheduled
- Estimated
- Not available
- Actual
Recent arrivals
Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.
- 89 min late
Detroit → Atlanta
- 50 min late
Buffalo → Detroit
- 2 min early
Buffalo → Atlanta
- On schedule (<1 min behind)
Detroit → Buffalo
- On schedule (11 min behind)
Atlanta → Detroit
Is DL8861 usually late?
Observation window: Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026
Percentages and delay figures appear once 10 arrivals are recorded.
On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Results compare scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled or diverted flights are excluded. Some flights may be missing from the history.
At the airports today
Detroit (DTW) departures
- Left more than 15 min late
- 2 of 2
- Cancelled today
- 0
Related flights
Flight history and details
| Service date | Departure | Arrival | Actual | Arrival delay (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026Arrived | Detroit | Atlanta | 89 | |
| Sep 18, 2026Arrived | Buffalo | Detroit | 50 | |
| Sep 16, 2026Arrived | Buffalo | Atlanta | -2 | |
| Sep 16, 2026Arrived | Detroit | Buffalo | 0 | |
| Sep 16, 2026Arrived | Atlanta | Detroit | 11 |
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