Delta Air Lines· Callsign DAL275

DL275 Flight Status: Detroit to Tokyo

Delta Air Lines's Detroit-Tokyo run, 10,320 km across the date line - tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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DTW
Detroit
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
10,320 km · 6,413 mi
Non-stop
HND
Tokyo
Tokyo Haneda Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A350-900
typical equipment
Distance
10,320 km
5,572 nautical miles
Heading
326°
tracks north-west
Clock change
+13 h
on arrival
Range used
69%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#61
of 275 tracked routes

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

DL275 at a glance

  • The trip: 10,320 km (6,413 miles) from Detroit to Tokyo, flying north-west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 13 hours forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A350-900. This route uses about 69% of how far it can fly.

DL275 route overview: DTW to HND

DL275 distance and great-circle path

DL275 covers 10,320 km, or 6,413 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-haul flight, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Of the 275 routes we track, it ranks 61 by distance.

Detroit to Tokyo crosses the international date line. The 10,320 km track runs north-west, and the calendar date at the gate in Tokyo will not be the one the cabin expects. It links United States with Japan.

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

Can the Airbus A350-900 comfortably fly DL275?

Not really. It uses about 69% of the Airbus A350-900's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A350-900.

What to know about DL275

  • Time change: you land 13 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.
  • Crosses the date line: the calendar date changes while you are in the air.

What we know about DL275

What flying DTW to HND takes

It is an ultra-long-haul sector, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Delta Air Lines needs a long-range widebody such as an A350, 787 or 777: few types can fly this far with a commercial payload, and headwinds can force a technical stop on the worst days. 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 DAL275 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 8 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-09-26. 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.

DL275 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of DL275 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-09-26. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was DTW-HND (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 1359 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-09-26 DTW → HND 00:09 UTC 00:50 UTC 0h 41m
2026-09-25 DTW → HND 19:48 UTC 00:41 UTC 4h 54m
2026-09-24 DTW → HND 00:01 UTC 23:51 UTC 23h 50m
2026-09-23 DTW → HND 00:01 UTC 23:51 UTC 23h 50m
2026-09-22 DTW → HND 00:01 UTC 23:58 UTC 23h 57m
2026-09-21 DTW → HND 00:18 UTC 23:58 UTC 23h 40m
2026-09-20 DTW → HND 00:00 UTC 21:36 UTC 21h 37m
2026-09-19 DTW → HND 19:07 UTC 23:57 UTC 4h 51m

“First/last tracked” are when DL275 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on DL275

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

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, United States · live radar → HND Tokyo Haneda Airport Tokyo, Japan · live radar → A359 Airbus A350-900 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does DL275 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A350-900, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown10,320 km
AircraftAirbus A350-900
Fuel burn rate6.54 kg per km
Fuel burned67,524 kg
CO2, whole flight213.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout300
Passengers carried249 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger857 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 857 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy246 seats, 204 flown
629 kg CO2 per seat
Business45 seats, 37 flown
1,824 kg CO2 per seat
First9 seats, 7 flown
2,515 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, DL275 emits what 3,556 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 5,041 km, or 24,484 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 9,208 km, 10,249 km and 12,116 km, interpolated to this route's 10,320 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 DL275 against another flight.

Guides relevant to DL275

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

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 13 hours. Why flights take odd routes The shortest path can bend toward the pole or cross the date line on a flat map. Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A ultra-long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.

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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DL275 frequently asked questions

How long is the DL275 flight?

Detroit to Tokyo is 10,320 km (6,413 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates DL275?

Typically an Airbus A350-900 (full specifications), using roughly 69% of that type's published range.

Does DL275 fly every day?

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

Can I track DL275 live?

Yes. Whenever DL275 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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