Q: Lost iPhone in Cabarete, DR - Will Find my iPhone work?

I lost my cell phone last night in Cabarete (I'm from Canada). My phone is in airplane mode, however Wifi is enabled. The password is disabled.

I've gone to iCloud and Find my iPhone and requested it be locked. That was 12 hours ago. When I check back into iCloud, the message tells me that when phone is connected to the internet, it will be locked. If that's the case, can I (to some degree) assume that my phone is not yet locked, therefore may not be picked up by someone, and still possibly findable?