DL1256Delta Air Lines · MCI → DTW
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1256 Kansas CityMCI · 06:20 DetroitDTW · 09:18

DL1256 by Delta Air Lines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Detroit (DTW) for the Wed, Aug 19 departure.

Right nowLanded in Detroit · today
08:50

arrived at DTW · 28 min early

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−28 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-19
−5 gate · −28 arrival
08-18
−5 gate · −25 arrival
08-17
−10 gate · −42 arrival
08-16
−5 gate · −32 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
MCI→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
50%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+26 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MCI (Kansas City), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Kansas City to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3796departs 00:00
DL5500departs 00:00
DL2826departs 10:31
DL2741departs 14:13
DL2761departs 17:46

If DL1256 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCI local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1256 across the MCI and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~27 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 DL1256 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
08-19MCI 06:20 06:15 (−5)DTW 09:18 08:50 (−28)
08-18MCI 06:20 06:15 (−5)DTW 09:18 08:53 (−25)
08-17MCI 06:20 06:10 (−10)DTW 09:18 08:36 (−42)
08-16MCI 06:20 06:15 (−5)DTW 09:18 08:46 (−32)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N924AT, N981AT, N967AT.

Board clocks recorded as MCI and DTW published them.

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