Delta Air LinesDL83% on time
Flights DL388 10:00 daily
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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Detroit (DTW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,462 km, an estimated 15 hours 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shanghai and Detroit. Updated 15 November 2026 at 01:07 UTC.
Today, PVG → DTW
Sun 15 Nov · local times- 10:00 DL388美国达美航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T1) ·
Checked PVG board 09:07 · DTW board 20:24
PVG
Shanghai
busy · +20
DTW
Detroit
smooth · +6
11,462 km · ~15h 12m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
83% on time
of the last 6 tracked PVG → DTW flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−11 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~15h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at PVG: a 20% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +0 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Shanghai to Detroit route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PVG to DTW flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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PVG to DTW questions
Is PVG–DTW running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from PVG to DTW?
Great-circle distance is 11,462 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 839–1012 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does PVG–DTW fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at PVG and arrival-side delay at DTW, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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