DL361Delta Air Lines · DTW → SFO
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL361 DetroitDTW · 08:27 San FranciscoSFO · 10:30

DL361 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.

Right nowIn the air to San Francisco · off blocks 08:54 · 27 min late
10:36

estimated arrival at SFO · local time · ~96 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
SFO640 mi · ~96 min leftDTW
32,000 ftAltitudecruising
484 mphSpeed421 kt
254°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 3h 4m

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~22 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
10-27
+27 gate · +6 arrival
10-26
+12 gate · −6 arrival
10-25
+17 gate · −11 arrival
10-24
+7 gate · −22 arrival
10-23
+12 gate · −10 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
DTW→SFOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+24 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by SFO (San Francisco), 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Detroit to San Francisco flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL469departs 12:20
DL442departs 16:21
DL1327departs 20:35

If DL361 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL361 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL361 across the DTW and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 DL361 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
10-27DTW 08:27 08:54 (+27)SFO 10:30 10:36 (+6)
10-26DTW 08:27 08:39 (+12)SFO 10:30 10:24 (−6)
10-25DTW 08:27 08:44 (+17)SFO 10:30 10:19 (−11)
10-24DTW 08:27 08:34 (+7)SFO 10:29 10:07 (−22)
10-23DTW 08:27 08:39 (+12)SFO 10:30 10:20 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N835DN, N869DN, N723TW, N853DN.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and SFO published them.

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