DL388Delta Air Lines · PVG → DTW
live · 5m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL388 ShanghaiPVG · 09:55 DetroitDTW · 11:37

DL388 by Delta Air Lines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Detroit (DTW) for the Fri, Oct 23 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Detroit · off blocks 10:07 · 12 min late
11:37

estimated arrival at DTW · local time · ~88 min from now

LivePosition · updated 5m ago
PVG346 mi · ~88 min leftDTW
39,000 ftAltitudecruising
636 mphSpeed553 kt
127°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 48m

⚖ DL388 typically leaves +19 and lands −24. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+19 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~43 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
10-23
+12 gate
10-22
+24 gate · −25 arrival
10-21
+40 gate · −11 arrival
10-20
−2 gate
10-19
+28 gate · −30 arrival
10-18
+25 gate · −19 arrival
10-17
−3 gate · −31 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 −24 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

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
21%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+0 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by PVG (Shanghai), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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.

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 ~19 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 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
10-23PVG 09:55 10:07 (+12)DTW 11:37
10-22PVG 09:55 10:19 (+24)DTW 11:37 11:12 (−25)
10-21PVG 09:55 10:35 (+40)DTW 11:37 11:26 (−11)
10-20PVG 09:55 09:53 (−2)DTW 11:37
10-19PVG 09:55 10:23 (+28)DTW 11:37 11:07 (−30)
10-18PVG 09:55 10:20 (+25)DTW 11:37 11:18 (−19)
10-17PVG 09:55 09:52 (−3)DTW 11:37 11:06 (−31)
10-16PVG 09:55 10:14 (+19)DTW 11:37 10:44 (−53)
10-15PVG 09:55 10:18 (+23)DTW 11:37 11:20 (−17)
10-14PVG 09:55 10:12 (+17)DTW 11:37 11:13 (−24)
10-13PVG 09:55 09:42 (−13)DTW 11:37 11:23 (−14)
10-12PVG 09:55 10:12 (+17)DTW 11:37 10:41 (−56)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N503DN, N508DN, N507DN, N511DN.

Board clocks recorded as PVG and DTW published them.

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