DL1201Delta Air Lines · MCO → DTW
live · 5m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1201 OrlandoMCO · 06:00 DetroitDTW · 08:40

DL1201 by Delta Air Lines flies from Orlando (MCO) to Detroit (DTW) for the Sun, Oct 11 departure.

Right nowDescending into Detroit · off blocks 05:55 · 5 min early
08:10

estimated arrival at DTW · local time · ~1 min from now

LivePosition · updated 5m ago
DTW5 mi · ~1 min leftMCO
1,700 ftAltitudedescending
186 mphSpeed162 kt
29°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 54m

⚖ DL1201 typically leaves −5 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~16 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
10-11
−5 gate · −30 arrival
10-10
−5 gate · −35 arrival
10-09
−5 gate · −21 arrival
10-08
−5 gate · −20 arrival
10-07
−5 gate · −27 arrival
10-06
−5 gate · −35 arrival
10-05
−5 gate · −16 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MCOOrlandoHigh riskMCO delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
MCO→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
24%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
-1 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MCO and DTW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Orlando to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2845departs 09:00
DL1455departs 12:38
DL1852departs 14:02
DL2084departs 14:05
DL1776departs 16:02
DL1123departs 16:08

If DL1201 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Orlando to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1201 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1201 across the MCO and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 11/11 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 DL1201 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
10-11MCO 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 08:40 08:10 (−30)
10-10MCO 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 08:40 08:05 (−35)
10-09MCO 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 08:40 08:19 (−21)
10-08MCO 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 08:40 08:20 (−20)
10-07MCO 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 08:40 08:13 (−27)
10-06MCO 06:00 05:55 (−5)DTW 08:40 08:05 (−35)
10-05MCO 06:15 06:10 (−5)DTW 08:50 08:34 (−16)
10-04MCO 06:15 06:10 (−5)DTW 08:50 08:27 (−23)
10-03MCO 06:15 06:10 (−5)DTW 08:50 08:31 (−19)
10-02MCO 06:15 06:10 (−5)DTW 08:50 08:29 (−21)
10-01MCO 06:15 06:05 (−10)DTW 08:50 (+0)
09-30MCO 06:15 06:00 (−15)DTW 08:50 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N305DN, N329DN, N335DN, N315DN.

Board clocks recorded as MCO and DTW published them.

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