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DL87 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL87, which currently operates between the airports of Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport (Airport Code FRA) and Detroit - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Airport Code DTW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, January 10, 2026.

DL87 On Time performance:
81
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

DL87 Delta Air Lines from Frankfurt

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 45 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday January 10, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 12, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Airbus A330-200

Departure

Frankfurt (FRA)
January 10, 2026
Frankfurt Airport
Departed at:
10:39 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
D04
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:40 am

Arrival

Detroit (DTW)
January 10, 2026
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Arrived at:
03:00 pm
Terminal:
M - McNamara
Gate:
A36
Scheduled Arrival Time: 02:15 pm
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AF3609 - Air France

- KL6143 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- VN3065 - Vietnam Airlines

- VS3856 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL87?
The flight DL87 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL87?
The distance between the two airports is 4151 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL87?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:35 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 09:15 hours.

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 Frankfurt: 2026-01-11 18:38:14
Current Time in Detroit: 2026-01-11 12:38:14

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Frankfurt and Detroit:
Lufthansa - Flight Number: LH3. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 09, 2025 to January 07, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 58
On Time: 47 ( 81 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 5 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 2 % )

Average Delay: 11 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 09, 2025 to January 07, 2026. 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 03, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights DL87

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
10 January
10:39 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
03:00 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10h 21min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Friday
09 January
10:46 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
02:10 pm
Detroit (DTW)
09h 24min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
10:39 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
02:13 pm
Detroit (DTW)
09h 34min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Monday
05 January
10:38 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
02:31 pm
Detroit (DTW)
09h 53min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
03 January
11:03 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
02:32 pm
Detroit (DTW)
09h 29min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Friday
02 January
10:39 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
02:02 pm
Detroit (DTW)
09h 23min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
31 December
11:37 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
02:26 pm
Detroit (DTW)
08h 49min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Monday
29 December
12:15 pm
Frankfurt (FRA)
03:58 pm
Detroit (DTW)
09h 43min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
27 December
03:55 pm
()
05:46 pm
Detroit (DTW)
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
- DIVERTED
Saturday
27 December
10:51 am
Frankfurt (FRA)
02:00 pm
Amsterdam (AMS)
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - DIVERTED