DL5006Delta Air Lines · RDU → DCA
updated 5h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5006 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 06:03 WashingtonDCA · 07:23

DL5006 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:00

scheduled from RDU

⚖ DL5006 typically leaves +24 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~39 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+18 gate · −23 arrival
11-06
+34 gate · −4 arrival
11-05
+57 gate · +22 arrival
11-04
+26 gate · −14 arrival
11-03
+44 gate · +10 arrival
11-02
+50 gate · +17 arrival
11-01
+17 gate · −25 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
RDU→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at RDU and DCA 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

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 6°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 Washington

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 10°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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Raleigh/Durham to Washington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5310departs 15:49
DL5198departs 19:43

If DL5006 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Washington 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 DL5006 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5006 across the RDU and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 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 DL5006 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
11-07RDU 06:03 06:21 (+18)DCA 07:23 07:00 (−23)
11-06RDU 06:00 06:34 (+34)DCA 07:19 07:15 (−4)
11-05RDU 06:00 06:57 (+57)DCA 07:19 07:41 (+22)
11-04RDU 06:00 06:26 (+26)DCA 07:19 07:05 (−14)
11-03RDU 06:00 06:44 (+44)DCA 07:19 07:29 (+10)
11-02RDU 06:00 06:50 (+50)DCA 07:19 07:36 (+17)
11-01RDU 06:00 06:17 (+17)DCA 07:19 06:54 (−25)
10-31RDU 06:03 06:20 (+17)DCA 07:23 06:58 (−25)
10-30RDU 06:00 06:30 (+30)DCA 07:19 07:11 (−8)
10-29RDU 06:00 06:21 (+21)DCA 07:19 07:03 (−16)
10-28RDU 06:00 07:10 (+70)DCA 07:19 07:46 (+27)
10-27RDU 06:00 06:14 (+14)DCA 07:19 06:51 (−28)
10-26RDU 06:00 06:14 (+14)DCA 07:19 07:00 (−19)
10-25RDU 06:00 06:15 (+15)DCA 07:19 06:53 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N294PQ, N195PQ, N336PQ, N200PQ.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and DCA published them.

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