DL5428Delta Air Lines · DCA → RDU
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DL5428 WashingtonDCA · 22:05 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 23:18

DL5428 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
22:05

scheduled from DCA

⚖ DL5428 typically leaves +7 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~30 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+46+91+137 min
10-30
+9 gate · −22 arrival
10-29
+79 gate · +48 arrival
10-28
+2 gate · −25 arrival
10-27
−6 gate · −37 arrival
10-26
−5 gate · +137 arrival
10-25
−1 gate · −35 arrival
10-23
+9 gate · −22 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 · 12 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.7%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA 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 on this route

Forecast

Washington to Raleigh/Durham with Delta Air Lines · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
8.7%0.6× usual

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Washington to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5269departs 07:59
DL5322departs 17:50

If DL5428 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Washington to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 DL5428 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5428 across the DCA and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 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 DL5428 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
10-30DCA 22:05 22:14 (+9)RDU 23:18 22:56 (−22)
10-29DCA 22:05 23:24 (+79)RDU 23:18 00:06 (+48)
10-28DCA 22:05 22:07 (+2)RDU 23:18 22:53 (−25)
10-27DCA 22:05 21:59 (−6)RDU 23:18 22:41 (−37)
10-26DCA 22:05 22:00 (−5)RDU 23:18 01:35 (+137)
10-25DCA 22:05 22:04 (−1)RDU 23:18 22:43 (−35)
10-23DCA 22:05 22:14 (+9)RDU 23:18 22:56 (−22)
10-22DCA 22:05 22:11 (+6)RDU 23:18 22:53 (−25)
10-21DCA 22:05 22:09 (+4)RDU 23:18 22:53 (−25)
10-20DCA 22:05 22:12 (+7)RDU 23:18 22:54 (−24)
10-19DCA 22:05 22:16 (+11)RDU 23:18 22:59 (−19)
10-18DCA 22:05 22:32 (+27)RDU 23:18 23:19 (+1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N834SK, N919XJ, N833SK, N491PX.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and RDU published them.

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