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DL2878 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VS1792 from Virgin Atlantic (VS) is a codeshare flight operated by Delta Air Lines (DL) under the flight number DL2878. Check this page for details about flight DL2878.

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL2878, which currently operates between the airports of San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO) and Detroit - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Airport Code DTW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, May 09, 2025.

DL2878 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

DL2878 Delta Air Lines to Detroit

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Friday May 09, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (May 08, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (May 10, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Boeing 737-900 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ3

Departure

San Francisco (SFO)
May 09, 2025
San Francisco International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
11:25 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C5
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:25 am

Arrival

Detroit (DTW)
May 09, 2025
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:42 pm
Terminal:
EM
Gate:
A12
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:02 pm
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AF5660 - Air France

- VS1792 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL2878?
The flight DL2878 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL2878?
The distance between the two airports is 2075 miles.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in San Francisco: 2025-05-09 05:32:14
Current Time in Detroit: 2025-05-09 08:32:14

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between San Francisco and Detroit:

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL335. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL361. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL717. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL772. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1954. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2320. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA277. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from November 11, 2024 to December 02, 2024. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from November 11, 2024 to December 02, 2024. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights DL2878

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
08 May
11:25 am
San Francisco (SFO)
07:12 pm
Detroit (DTW)
04h 47min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 May
11:34 am
San Francisco (SFO)
07:44 pm
Detroit (DTW)
05h 10min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - Delayed