DL728Delta Air Lines · DTW → SEA
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DL728 DetroitDTW · 12:40 SeattleSEA · 14:45

DL728 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Seattle (SEA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:40

scheduled from DTW

Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
−2 gate
10-30
−2 gate
10-29
+10 gate
10-28
+47 gate
10-27
+14 gate
10-26
+11 gate

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

0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
SEASeattleHigh riskSEA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
18%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+0 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and SEA 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 Seattle

Forecast

Sat 31 Oct, local date

High12°Clikely 11°C to 13°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 6°C
  • 44% chance of fog
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.6%usually 0.7%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
7.5%usually 9.6%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 360 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Detroit to Seattle flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL734departs 08:45
DL944departs 16:34
DL565departs 19:57
DL740departs 21:55

If DL728 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Seattle 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 DL728 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL728 across the DTW and SEA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~11 min late. Based on 6 confirmed departures · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL728 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
10-31DTW 12:40 12:38 (−2)SEA 14:45
10-30DTW 12:40 12:38 (−2)SEA 14:45
10-29DTW 12:40 12:50 (+10)SEA 14:45
10-28DTW 12:40 13:27 (+47)SEA 14:45
10-27DTW 12:40 12:54 (+14)SEA 14:45
10-26DTW 12:40 12:51 (+11)SEA 14:45

Aircraft

Recent tails: N803DN, N886DN, N877DN, N926DZ.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and SEA published them.

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