DL1605Delta Air Lines · DTW → IAD
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1605 DetroitDTW · 08:40 WashingtonIAD · 10:12

DL1605 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Washington (IAD) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowEn route to Washington · off blocks 08:46 · 6 min late
En route

en route from DTW to IAD

En routeDL1605 · position estimated
DTWDetroitIADWashington
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:46.

⚖ DL1605 typically leaves +8 and lands −24. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~32 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
11-05
+6 gate · −24 arrival
10-30
+10 gate · −24 arrival
10-29
+6 gate · −24 arrival
10-28
+17 gate · −14 arrival
10-27
+8 gate · −23 arrival
10-26
+6 gate · −26 arrival
10-25
+15 gate · −13 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
DTW→IADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
26%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by IAD (Washington), 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 Detroit

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 13°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°C
  • 77% 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.

Tomorrow at Washington

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low14°Clikely 11°C to 17°C
  • 44% chance of fog

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 Detroit to Washington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3082departs 10:05
DL5037departs 14:40
DL1787departs 14:57
DL8892departs 17:25
DL1902departs 21:40
DL3088departs 21:46

If DL1605 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW 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 DL1605 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1605 across the DTW and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 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 DL1605 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
11-05DTW 08:40 08:46 (+6)IAD 10:12 09:48 (−24)
10-30DTW 08:40 08:50 (+10)IAD 10:12 09:48 (−24)
10-29DTW 08:40 08:46 (+6)IAD 10:12 09:48 (−24)
10-28DTW 08:40 08:57 (+17)IAD 10:12 09:58 (−14)
10-27DTW 08:40 08:48 (+8)IAD 10:12 09:49 (−23)
10-26DTW 08:40 08:46 (+6)IAD 10:12 09:46 (−26)
10-25DTW 08:40 08:55 (+15)IAD 10:12 09:59 (−13)
10-23DTW 08:40 08:51 (+11)IAD 10:12 09:50 (−22)
10-22DTW 08:40 08:47 (+7)IAD 10:12 09:43 (−29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N983AT, N965AT, N927AT, N938AT.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and IAD published them.

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