DL1718 DetroitDTW · 16:20 HoustonIAH · 18:21
DL1718 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Houston (IAH) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
arrival expected at IAH · on schedule
board checked 2m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DTW and IAH 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 on this route
ForecastDetroit to Houston with Delta Air Lines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.9%1.2× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Detroit to Houston flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL1718 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW 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 DL1718 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1718 across the DTW and IAH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~22 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1718 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N340NW, N369NW.
Board clocks recorded as DTW and IAH published them.
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