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Is DL281 delayed?

No delay reported. DL281 is expected in Shanghai 41 min early, at 19:14 on Nov 15. Of its last 16 arrivals graded against a published schedule, 2 landed more than 15 min late.

Estimated arrivalLast reported

41 min early

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Departure

Seattle

SEA

Actual

Nov 14

Arrival

Shanghai

PVG

Estimated

Scheduled 19:55

Nov 15

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Los_Angeles)

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Flight details

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Arrival · UTC

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Route overview: Seattle → ShanghaiSEAPVG
Seattle → Shanghai

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • Seattle → Shanghai

    66 min early
  • Seattle → Shanghai

    60 min early
  • Seattle → Shanghai

    39 min early
  • Seattle → Shanghai

    45 min early
  • Seattle → Shanghai

    On schedule (12 min behind)

Is DL281 usually late?

Period: Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026

Landings recorded
16
Graded against schedule
16
Not graded
0
On time
14
Late
2
Cancelled
0
Diverted
0

Percentages and delay figures appear once 20 arrivals are graded.

On time means landing no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled arrival, late more than 15 minutes after, both times read to the minute. The percentages share one base: graded arrivals plus cancelled and diverted flights. A cancelled plan another plan of the flight replaced within 12 hours is not counted. Median and “9 in 10” are interpolated over the graded arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times, read to the minute. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

Departures on record at these airports today

Seattle (SEA) departures

Delayed: left more than 15 min after schedule
141 delayed, 53 cancelled of 401 departures on record
Flights from Seattle to Shanghai Pudong today

Shanghai Pudong (PVG) departures

Delayed: took off more than 23 min after schedule (15 min plus the usual 8-min taxi)
39 delayed, 0 cancelled of 83 departures on record

Counts cover the departures on record at each airport, not its full schedule.

All Delta Air Lines flights

Flight history and details
DL281 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-66
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-60
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-39
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-45
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai12
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-66
Nov 1, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai155
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-41
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai7
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-30
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-42
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai60
Oct 23, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-58
Oct 22, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-10
Oct 20, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-27
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedSeattleShanghai-81
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