DL5198 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 19:43 WashingtonDCA · 21:25
DL5198 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Washington (DCA) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.
en route from RDU to DCA
board checked 320m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 20:03.
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 operationmedian arrival −35 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
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
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Raleigh/Durham to Washington flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL5198 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 DL5198 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5198 across the RDU and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~31 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 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 DL5198 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: N827SK, N920XJ, N485PX, N479PX.
Board clocks recorded as RDU and DCA published them.
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