DL1488Delta Air Lines · RDU → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1488 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 13:45 AtlantaATL · 15:19

DL1488 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Mon, Oct 19 departure.

Right nowLanded in Atlanta · today
15:28

arrived at ATL · 9 min late

⚖ DL1488 typically leaves +16 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
+0 gate · +9 arrival
10-19
+45 gate · +9 arrival
10-18
+6 gate · −33 arrival
10-17
+17 gate · −19 arrival
10-16
+16 gate · −18 arrival
10-15
+14 gate · −28 arrival
10-14
+13 gate · −31 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
RDU→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at RDU and ATL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

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 Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1552departs 05:15
DL1192departs 06:20
DL2478departs 07:25
DL1530departs 08:40
DL2634departs 09:57
DL1699departs 11:14

If DL1488 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1488 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1488 across the RDU and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 DL1488 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
10-20RDU 13:45 (+0)ATL 15:19 15:28 (+9)
10-19RDU 13:45 14:30 (+45)ATL 15:19 15:28 (+9)
10-18RDU 13:45 13:51 (+6)ATL 15:19 14:46 (−33)
10-17RDU 13:45 14:02 (+17)ATL 15:19 15:00 (−19)
10-16RDU 13:45 14:01 (+16)ATL 15:19 15:01 (−18)
10-15RDU 13:45 13:59 (+14)ATL 15:19 14:51 (−28)
10-14RDU 13:45 13:58 (+13)ATL 15:19 14:48 (−31)
10-12RDU 15:10 21:10 (+360)ATL 20:00 23:41 (+221)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N943DZ, N816DN, N956DZ, N946DZ.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and ATL published them.

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