DL1518Delta Air Lines · ATL → RDU
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1518 AtlantaATL · 19:38 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 21:05

DL1518 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:38

scheduled from ATL

⚖ DL1518 typically leaves +12 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~35 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
11-05
+43 gate · +8 arrival
11-04
+68 gate · +34 arrival
11-03
+2 gate · −34 arrival
11-02
+16 gate · −13 arrival
11-01
+8 gate · −26 arrival
10-31
+5 gate · −32 arrival
10-30
+11 gate · −23 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamHigh riskRDU delay board →
ATL→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ATL (Atlanta), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Atlanta

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 17°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 Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low14°Clikely 10°C to 17°C
  • 30% chance of thunder
  • 40% chance of fog
  • 97% chance of rain

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 Atlanta to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2634departs 07:25
DL1699departs 08:45
DL2052departs 09:58
DL1488departs 11:10
DL2026departs 12:52
DL1550departs 14:15

If DL1518 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL 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 DL1518 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1518 across the ATL and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 10/14 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 DL1518 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
11-05ATL 19:38 20:21 (+43)RDU 21:05 21:13 (+8)
11-04ATL 20:15 21:23 (+68)RDU 21:43 22:17 (+34)
11-03ATL 20:15 20:17 (+2)RDU 21:43 21:09 (−34)
11-02ATL 19:38 19:54 (+16)RDU 21:05 20:52 (−13)
11-01ATL 19:38 19:46 (+8)RDU 21:05 20:39 (−26)
10-31ATL 20:15 20:20 (+5)RDU 21:43 21:11 (−32)
10-30ATL 19:38 19:49 (+11)RDU 21:05 20:42 (−23)
10-29ATL 19:38 20:21 (+43)RDU 21:05 21:13 (+8)
10-28ATL 19:38 19:50 (+12)RDU 21:05 20:40 (−25)
10-27ATL 19:38 19:47 (+9)RDU 21:05 20:41 (−24)
10-26ATL 19:38 20:27 (+49)RDU 21:05 21:25 (+20)
10-25ATL 19:38 20:01 (+23)RDU 21:05 21:00 (−5)
10-24ATL 19:38 19:45 (+7)RDU 21:05 20:40 (−25)
10-23ATL 19:38 19:43 (+5)RDU 21:05 20:40 (−25)
10-22ATL 19:38 19:50 (+12)RDU 21:05 20:49 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N963DZ, N960DZ, N954DZ, N948DZ.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and RDU published them.

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