DL1493 WashingtonDCA · 07:45 MinneapolisMSP · 09:28
DL1493 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to Minneapolis (MSP) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
en route from DCA to MSP
board checked 12m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:00 · typical taxi-out at DCA ≈ 7.7 min.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and MSP 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastWashington to Minneapolis with Delta Air Lines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 8.4%0.8× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Minneapolis flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL1493 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Washington to Minneapolis on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL1493 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1493 across the DCA and MSP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~13 min late. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1493 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N120DU, N122DU, N115DU, N119DU.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and MSP published them.
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