DL1231Delta Air Lines · LGA → DTW
updated 37m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1231 New YorkLGA · 06:00 DetroitDTW · 07:55

DL1231 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (LGA) to Detroit (DTW) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowLanded in Detroit · position data
07:28

arrived at DTW · 27 min early

⚖ DL1231 typically leaves −5 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+112+223+335 min
11-02
−6 gate · −14 arrival
11-01
−6 gate · −25 arrival
10-31
−9 gate · −20 arrival
10-30
−1 gate · −14 arrival
10-29
−5 gate · −20 arrival
10-28
+335 gate · +310 arrival
10-27
−8 gate · −21 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −21 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkOn-time likelyLGA delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
LGA→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LGA and DTW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at New York

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 13°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Detroit

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 24°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 16°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
F
S
S

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1823departs 07:30
DL1078departs 09:25
DL1122departs 12:55
DL952departs 14:41
DL308departs 14:55
DL999departs 17:05

If DL1231 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL1231 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1231 across the LGA and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1231 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-02LGA 06:00 05:54 (−6)DTW 07:55 07:41 (−14)
11-01LGA 06:00 05:54 (−6)DTW 07:54 07:29 (−25)
10-31LGA 06:00 05:51 (−9)DTW 07:54 07:34 (−20)
10-30LGA 06:00 05:59 (−1)DTW 07:55 07:41 (−14)
10-29LGA 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 07:55 07:35 (−20)
10-28LGA 06:00 11:35 (+335)DTW 07:55 13:05 (+310)
10-27LGA 06:00 05:52 (−8)DTW 07:55 07:34 (−21)
10-26LGA 06:00 05:58 (−2)DTW 07:55 07:29 (−26)
10-25LGA 06:00 06:05 (+5)DTW 07:54 07:45 (−9)
10-24LGA 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 07:54 07:22 (−32)
10-23LGA 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 07:55 07:19 (−36)
10-22LGA 06:00 05:57 (−3)DTW 07:55 07:40 (−15)
10-21LGA 06:00 05:48 (−12)DTW 07:55 07:23 (−32)
10-20LGA 06:00 05:46 (−14)DTW 07:55 07:24 (−31)
10-19LGA 06:00 05:51 (−9)DTW 07:55 07:23 (−32)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N3737C, N383DZ, N314DU, N345DU.

Board clocks recorded as LGA and DTW published them.

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