DL1558Delta Air Lines · DTW → DCA
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1558 DetroitDTW · 07:10 WashingtonDCA · 08:45

DL1558 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
07:05

scheduled from DTW

⚖ DL1558 typically leaves +6 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~28 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
10-15
+6 gate · −29 arrival
10-14
+16 gate · −21 arrival
10-13
+6 gate · −22 arrival
10-12
+11 gate · −21 arrival
10-11
+17 gate · −10 arrival
10-10
+12 gate · −17 arrival
10-09
+5 gate · −31 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 · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitModerate riskDTW delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
DTW→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
29%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DTW and DCA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

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
DL5202departs 10:00
DL2476departs 10:01
DL1454departs 14:59
DL2030departs 17:00
DL2073departs 21:34

If DL1558 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1558 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1558 across the DTW and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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 DL1558 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
10-15DTW 07:10 07:16 (+6)DCA 08:45 08:16 (−29)
10-14DTW 07:10 07:26 (+16)DCA 08:45 08:24 (−21)
10-13DTW 07:10 07:16 (+6)DCA 08:45 08:23 (−22)
10-12DTW 07:10 07:21 (+11)DCA 08:45 08:24 (−21)
10-11DTW 07:10 07:27 (+17)DCA 08:45 08:35 (−10)
10-10DTW 07:10 07:22 (+12)DCA 08:45 08:28 (−17)
10-09DTW 07:10 07:15 (+5)DCA 08:45 08:14 (−31)
10-08DTW 07:10 07:16 (+6)DCA 08:45 08:16 (−29)
10-07DTW 07:10 07:14 (+4)DCA 08:45 08:13 (−32)
10-06DTW 07:10 07:16 (+6)DCA 08:45 08:16 (−29)
10-05DTW 07:05 07:10 (+5)DCA 08:35 08:11 (−24)
10-04DTW 07:05 07:17 (+12)DCA 08:35 08:21 (−14)
10-03DTW 07:05 07:11 (+6)DCA 08:35 08:13 (−22)
10-02DTW 07:05 07:17 (+12)DCA 08:35 08:17 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N353NW, N347NW, N372NW, N370NW.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and DCA published them.

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