DL1388Delta Air Lines · RDU → DTW
updated 6h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1388 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 05:20 DetroitDTW · 07:08

DL1388 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Detroit (DTW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
05:20

scheduled from RDU

⚖ DL1388 typically leaves +7 and lands −27. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−27 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+7 gate · −27 arrival
11-07
+6 gate · −27 arrival
11-06
+9 gate · −25 arrival
11-05
+12 gate · −27 arrival
11-04
+6 gate · −27 arrival
11-03
−1 gate · −37 arrival
11-02
+16 gate · −14 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −27 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
RDU→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at RDU and DTW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 17°C to 22°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 9°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Detroit

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 15°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 7°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Raleigh/Durham to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1427departs 09:50
DL2164departs 12:59
DL1407departs 17:08

If DL1388 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL1388 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1388 across the RDU and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1388 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-08RDU 05:20 05:27 (+7)DTW 07:08 06:41 (−27)
11-07RDU 05:20 05:26 (+6)DTW 07:08 06:41 (−27)
11-06RDU 05:20 05:29 (+9)DTW 07:08 06:43 (−25)
11-05RDU 05:20 05:32 (+12)DTW 07:08 06:41 (−27)
11-04RDU 05:20 05:26 (+6)DTW 07:08 06:41 (−27)
11-03RDU 05:20 05:19 (−1)DTW 07:08 06:31 (−37)
11-02RDU 05:20 05:36 (+16)DTW 07:08 06:54 (−14)
11-01RDU 05:20 05:27 (+7)DTW 07:08 06:41 (−27)
10-31RDU 05:20 05:28 (+8)DTW 07:08 06:43 (−25)
10-30RDU 05:20 05:29 (+9)DTW 07:08 06:51 (−17)
10-29RDU 05:20 05:21 (+1)DTW 07:08 06:32 (−36)
10-28RDU 05:20 05:21 (+1)DTW 07:08 06:33 (−35)
10-27RDU 05:20 (+0)DTW 07:08 06:35 (−33)
10-26RDU 05:20 05:18 (−2)DTW 07:08 06:33 (−35)
10-25RDU 05:20 05:31 (+11)DTW 07:08 06:47 (−21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N349DX, N125DN, N127DN, N388DN.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and DTW published them.

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