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Is DL978 delayed?

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Detroit)

Arrived

26 min early

Updated

Departure

Detroit

DTW

Actual

Scheduled 22:00

Aug 29

Arrival

Buffalo

BUF

Actual

Scheduled 03:09

Aug 30

Times shown in airport local time

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Actual

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Actual

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • DTW → BUF

    8 min early

  • DTW → BUF

    1 min early

  • DTW → BUF

    1 min early

  • DTW → BUF

    11 min early

  • DTW → BUF

    4 min early
Flight history and details

Aug 18, 2026 — Sep 17, 2026

Observed arrivals
25
Arrivals over 15 minutes late
2
Observed cancellations
0
Observed occurrences
28

Results compare scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled or diverted flights are excluded. Some flights may be missing from the history.

How flight status works

DL978 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Sep 16, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
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-8
Sep 15, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-1
Sep 14, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-1
Sep 11, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-11
Sep 10, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-4
Sep 9, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
2
Sep 8, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
6
Sep 7, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
1
Sep 6, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-13
Sep 5, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-21
Sep 4, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-16
Sep 3, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-16
Sep 1, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-12
Aug 31, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-13
Aug 30, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
10
Aug 29, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-26
Aug 28, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-7
Aug 27, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
18
Aug 26, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-4
Aug 25, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-18
Aug 24, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-19
Aug 23, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-6
Aug 22, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
44
Aug 20, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-1
Aug 18, 2026ArrivedDetroitBuffalo
-19

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