DL1716Delta Air Lines · ORD → DTW
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1716 ChicagoORD · 13:55 DetroitDTW · 16:24

DL1716 by Delta Air Lines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Detroit (DTW) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowLanded in Detroit · today
16:31

arrived at DTW · 7 min late

Typical gate push+23 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~36 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-15
+23 gate · +7 arrival
10-14
+85 gate · +63 arrival
10-13
+0 gate · −27 arrival
10-12
−6 gate · −34 arrival
10-11
−13 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
ORD→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+20 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2039departs 07:00
DL1622departs 08:29
DL5164departs 08:29
DL4456departs 08:48
DL2840departs 08:55
DL738departs 11:09

If DL1716 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Chicago to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1716 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1716 across the ORD and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 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 DL1716 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
10-15ORD 13:55 14:18 (+23)DTW 16:24 16:31 (+7)
10-14ORD 13:55 15:20 (+85)DTW 16:24 17:27 (+63)
10-13ORD 13:55 (+0)DTW 16:24 15:57 (−27)
10-12ORD 13:55 13:49 (−6)DTW 16:24 15:50 (−34)
10-11ORD 13:26DTW 15:54 15:41 (−13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N921AT, N959AT, N993AT, N894AT.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DTW published them.

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