DL388Delta Air Lines · PVG → DTW
live · 6m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL388 ShanghaiPVG · 10:00 DetroitDTW · 11:31

DL388 by Delta Air Lines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Detroit (DTW) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Detroit · off blocks 10:19 · 19 min late
09:47

estimated arrival at DTW · local time · ~2h 32m from now

LivePosition · updated 6m ago
PVG1,426 mi · ~2h 32m leftDTW
39,000 ftAltitudecruising
575 mphSpeed500 kt
100°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 22m

⚖ DL388 typically leaves +19 and lands −35. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+19 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−35 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~54 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+19 gate · −38 arrival
11-02
+16 gate · −46 arrival
11-01
+20 gate · −32 arrival
10-31
+53 gate · −6 arrival
10-30
+21 gate · −33 arrival
10-29
−12 gate · −26 arrival
10-28
+20 gate · −47 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 −35 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
PVG→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
19%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+0 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PVG 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 Shanghai

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C
  • 97% chance of rain

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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 21°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 18°C
  • 92% chance of rain

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 DL388 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL388 across the PVG and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~34 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 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 DL388 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
11-03PVG 10:00 10:19 (+19)DTW 11:31 10:53 (−38)
11-02PVG 10:00 10:16 (+16)DTW 10:31 09:45 (−46)
11-01PVG 10:00 10:20 (+20)DTW 10:31 09:59 (−32)
10-31PVG 10:00 10:53 (+53)DTW 11:31 11:25 (−6)
10-30PVG 10:00 10:21 (+21)DTW 11:31 10:58 (−33)
10-29PVG 10:00 09:48 (−12)DTW 11:31 11:05 (−26)
10-28PVG 10:00 10:20 (+20)DTW 11:31 10:44 (−47)
10-27PVG 10:00 10:11 (+11)DTW 11:31 10:53 (−38)
10-26PVG 10:00 10:19 (+19)DTW 11:31 10:36 (−55)
10-25PVG 10:00 10:17 (+17)DTW 11:31 11:04 (−27)
10-24PVG 09:55 10:35 (+40)DTW 11:37 11:39 (+2)
10-23PVG 09:55 10:07 (+12)DTW 11:37 10:50 (−47)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N576DZ, N518DZ, N521DN, N514DN.

Board clocks recorded as PVG and DTW published them.

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