DL2478Delta Air Lines · RDU → ATL
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2478 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 07:41 AtlantaATL · 09:13

DL2478 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 06:03
07:41

departs RDU · on schedule

⚖ DL2478 typically leaves +13 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-13
+7 gate · −26 arrival
11-12
+8 gate · −21 arrival
11-11
+11 gate · −26 arrival
11-09
+11 gate · −26 arrival
11-08
+13 gate · −21 arrival
11-07
+15 gate · −22 arrival
11-06
+23 gate · −9 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamModerate riskRDU delay board →
ATLAtlantaModerate riskATL delay board →
RDU→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at RDU and ATL 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

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 12°C to 15°C
Low2°Clikely 1°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 Atlanta

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 11°C to 17°C
Low3°Clikely 2°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1552departs 05:15
DL1192departs 06:20
DL1530departs 08:40
DL2634departs 09:57
DL8908departs 10:45
DL1699departs 11:12

If DL2478 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Atlanta 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 DL2478 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2478 across the RDU and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 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 DL2478 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
11-13RDU 07:41 07:48 (+7)ATL 09:13 08:47 (−26)
11-12RDU 07:41 07:49 (+8)ATL 09:13 08:52 (−21)
11-11RDU 07:41 07:52 (+11)ATL 09:13 08:47 (−26)
11-09RDU 07:41 07:52 (+11)ATL 09:13 08:47 (−26)
11-08RDU 07:20 07:33 (+13)ATL 08:54 08:33 (−21)
11-07RDU 07:25 07:40 (+15)ATL 08:59 08:37 (−22)
11-06RDU 07:25 07:48 (+23)ATL 08:59 08:50 (−9)
11-05RDU 07:25 07:41 (+16)ATL 08:59 08:40 (−19)
11-04RDU 08:00 08:14 (+14)ATL 09:32 09:16 (−16)
11-03RDU 08:00 08:13 (+13)ATL 09:32 09:19 (−13)
11-02RDU 07:25 07:30 (+5)ATL 08:59 08:37 (−22)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N963DZ, N910DU, N954DZ, N960DZ.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and ATL published them.

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