DL5281Delta Air Lines · IND → RDU
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DL5281 IndianapolisIND · 15:10 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 16:56

DL5281 by Delta Air Lines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate A12
15:10

departs IND · on schedule

⚖ DL5281 typically leaves +0 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~22 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
11-06
−15 arrival
11-05
−5 gate · −22 arrival
11-04
−5 gate · −27 arrival
11-03
+0 gate · −30 arrival
11-02
+0 gate · −22 arrival
11-01
+0 gate · −30 arrival
10-31
−10 gate · −26 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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamHigh riskRDU delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
30%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+2 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IND and RDU 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 Indianapolis

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°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

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How DL5281 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5281 across the IND and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 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 DL5281 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
11-06IND 15:10RDU 16:56 16:41 (−15)
11-05IND 15:10 15:05 (−5)RDU 16:56 16:34 (−22)
11-04IND 15:10 15:05 (−5)RDU 16:56 16:29 (−27)
11-03IND 15:10 (+0)RDU 16:56 16:26 (−30)
11-02IND 15:10 (+0)RDU 16:56 16:34 (−22)
11-01IND 15:10 (+0)RDU 16:56 16:26 (−30)
10-31IND 15:10 15:00 (−10)RDU 16:56 16:30 (−26)
10-30IND 15:10 15:05 (−5)RDU 16:56 16:41 (−15)
10-29IND 15:10 15:05 (−5)RDU 16:56 16:27 (−29)
10-28IND 15:10 (+0)RDU 16:56 16:32 (−24)
10-27IND 15:10 (+0)RDU 16:56 16:39 (−17)
10-26IND 15:10 17:20 (+130)RDU 16:56 18:52 (+116)
10-25IND 15:10 (+0)RDU 16:56 16:33 (−23)
10-24IND 15:10 (+0)RDU 16:56 16:51 (−5)
10-23IND 15:10 (+0)RDU 16:56 16:40 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N604LR, N294PQ, N336PQ, N349PQ.

Board clocks recorded as IND and RDU published them.

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