Delta Air Lines· Callsign DAL23

DL23 from Munich to Detroit, tracked live

Delta Air Lines between Munich and Detroit: 6,977 km north-west, long-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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MUC
Munich
Munich Airport
6,977 km · 4,335 mi
Non-stop
DTW
Detroit
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A330-300
typical equipment
Distance
6,977 km
3,767 nautical miles
Heading
304°
tracks north-west
Clock change
-6 h
on arrival
Range used
59%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#138
of 299 tracked routes

Follow DL23 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

DL23 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

DL23 at a glance

  • The trip: 6,977 km (4,335 miles) from Munich to Detroit, flying north-west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 6 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A330-300. This route uses about 59% of how far it can fly.

DL23 route overview: MUC to DTW

DL23 distance and great-circle path

DL23 covers 6,977 km, or 4,335 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 299 routes we track, it ranks 138 by distance.

Munich to Detroit is 6,977 km (4,335 miles) on an initial heading of 304°, which is broadly north-west. Watches move 6 hours back between the two gates. It links Germany with United States.

Our guide explains how the MUC-DTW route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A330-300 comfortably fly DL23?

Not really. It uses about 59% of the Airbus A330-300's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A330-300.

What to know about DL23

  • Time change: you land 6 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.

What we know about DL23

What flying MUC to DTW takes

It is a long-haul sector, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Delta Air Lines needs a widebody twinjet: the sector needs long-range tanks and a cabin crew rest provision, which rules out most single-aisle types. Westbound, this route pushes into the prevailing winds aloft, which is why the eastbound leg is normally the quicker one. In daylight the sun sits on the left (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign DAL23 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 12 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-01. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

DL23 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of DL23 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-01. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was MUC-DTW (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 534 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-01 MUC → DTW 07:07 UTC 16:11 UTC 9h 4m
2026-09-30 MUC → DTW 06:57 UTC 15:48 UTC 8h 51m
2026-09-29 MUC → DTW 06:54 UTC 15:45 UTC 8h 51m
2026-09-28 MUC → DTW 07:17 UTC 16:11 UTC 8h 54m
2026-09-27 MUC → DTW 07:01 UTC 15:41 UTC 8h 41m
2026-09-26 MUC → DTW 07:27 UTC 16:23 UTC 8h 56m
2026-09-25 MUC → DTW 07:05 UTC 16:10 UTC 9h 5m

“First/last tracked” are when DL23 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on DL23

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Delta Air Lines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

MUC Munich Airport Munich, Germany · live radar →
DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, United States · live radar →
A333 Airbus A330-300 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does DL23 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A330-300, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown6,977 km
AircraftAirbus A330-300
Fuel burn rate6.42 kg per km
Fuel burned44,761 kg
CO2, whole flight141.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout277
Passengers carried230 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger615 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 615 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy227 seats, 188 flown
445 kg CO2 per seat
Business42 seats, 35 flown
1,292 kg CO2 per seat
First8 seats, 7 flown
1,782 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, DL23 emits what 2,357 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 3,618 km, or 17,571 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 5,556 km and 10,275 km, interpolated to this route's 6,977 km. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put DL23 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Munich

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LH453Munich (MUC) → Los Angeles (LAX) Airbus A380-800LH453 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to DL23

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 6 hours.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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DL23 frequently asked questions

How long is the DL23 flight?

Munich to Detroit is 6,977 km (4,335 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates DL23?

Typically an Airbus A330-300 (full specifications), using roughly 59% of that type's published range.

Does DL23 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track DL23 live?

Yes. Whenever DL23 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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