DL159Delta Air Lines · DTW → ICN
updated 14m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL159 DetroitDTW · 12:30 SeoulICN · 16:50

DL159 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Seoul (ICN) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowLanded in Seoul · today
16:17

arrived at ICN · 33 min early

⚖ DL159 typically leaves +11 and lands −28. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+12 gate · −33 arrival
11-06
+10 gate · −33 arrival
11-05
+6 gate · −26 arrival
11-04
+7 gate · −59 arrival
11-03
+0 gate · −56 arrival
11-02
+18 gate · −21 arrival
11-01
+12 gate · −36 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 −28 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitModerate riskDTW delay board →
ICNSeoulOn-time likelyICN delay board →
DTW→ICNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Detroit

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 5°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How DL159 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL159 across the DTW and ICN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~27 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL159 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
11-07DTW 12:30 12:42 (+12)ICN 16:50 16:17 (−33)
11-06DTW 11:30 11:40 (+10)ICN 16:50 16:17 (−33)
11-05DTW 11:30 11:36 (+6)ICN 16:50 16:24 (−26)
11-04DTW 11:30 11:37 (+7)ICN 16:50 15:51 (−59)
11-03DTW 11:36 (+0)ICN 16:50 15:54 (−56)
11-02DTW 11:30 11:48 (+18)ICN 16:50 16:29 (−21)
11-01DTW 11:30 11:42 (+12)ICN 16:50 16:14 (−36)
10-31DTW 12:30 12:42 (+12)ICN 16:50 16:41 (−9)
10-30DTW 12:30 12:38 (+8)ICN 16:50 16:54 (+4)
10-29DTW 12:30 12:44 (+14)ICN 16:50 16:17 (−33)
10-28DTW 12:30 12:48 (+18)ICN 16:50 16:26 (−24)
10-27DTW 12:30 12:22 (−8)ICN 16:50 16:27 (−23)
10-26DTW 12:30 12:41 (+11)ICN 16:50 16:36 (−14)
10-25DTW 12:30 12:39 (+9)ICN 16:50 16:22 (−28)
10-24DTW 12:30 12:48 (+18)ICN 16:50 16:17 (−33)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N533DN, N529DN, N523DN, N527DN.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and ICN published them.

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