DL4688Delta Air Lines · DTW → MDW
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL4688 DetroitDTW · 12:28 ChicagoMDW · 12:47

DL4688 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Chicago (MDW) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Right nowDeparts today · today
12:28

departs DTW · on schedule

Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-28
+17 gate · −14 arrival
10-27
+8 gate · −19 arrival
10-26
+16 gate · −9 arrival
10-25
+14 gate · −7 arrival
10-24
+9 gate · −26 arrival
10-23
+10 gate · −18 arrival
10-22
+17 gate · −7 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
DTW→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and MDW 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 on this route

Forecast

Detroit to Chicago with Delta Air Lines · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
5.3%1.1× usual

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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.

Other Detroit to Chicago flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL4684departs 09:10
DL4677departs 17:40

If DL4688 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL4688 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL4688 across the DTW and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 DL4688 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
10-28DTW 12:28 12:45 (+17)MDW 12:47 12:33 (−14)
10-27DTW 12:28 12:36 (+8)MDW 12:47 12:28 (−19)
10-26DTW 12:28 12:44 (+16)MDW 12:47 12:38 (−9)
10-25DTW 12:28 12:42 (+14)MDW 12:47 12:40 (−7)
10-24DTW 12:28 12:37 (+9)MDW 12:47 12:21 (−26)
10-23DTW 12:28 12:38 (+10)MDW 12:47 12:29 (−18)
10-22DTW 12:28 12:45 (+17)MDW 12:47 12:40 (−7)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N340CA, N390CA, N933XJ, N137EV.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and MDW published them.

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