DL2538Delta Air Lines · RDU → MSP
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2538 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 06:00 MinneapolisMSP · 07:49

DL2538 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Minneapolis (MSP) for the Fri, Sep 25 departure.

Right nowExpected in Minneapolis · On Time
07:49

arrival expected at MSP · on schedule

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-26
+85 gate
09-25
+19 gate
09-24
+19 gate
09-23
+3 gate
09-22
+1 gate
09-21
+13 gate
09-20
+27 gate

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

0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
MSPMinneapolisHigh riskMSP delay board →
RDU→MSPevery 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
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at RDU and MSP 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
061422
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T
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T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Raleigh/Durham to Minneapolis flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2519departs 11:45
DL2521departs 15:07
DL2699departs 18:56

If DL2538 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Minneapolis on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RDU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL2538 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2538 across the RDU and MSP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~13 min late. Based on 10 confirmed departures · 7/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL2538 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
09-26RDU 06:00 07:25 (+85)MSP 07:49
09-25RDU 06:00 06:19 (+19)MSP 07:49
09-24RDU 06:00 06:19 (+19)MSP 07:49
09-23RDU 06:00 06:03 (+3)MSP 07:49
09-22RDU 06:00 06:01 (+1)MSP 07:49
09-21RDU 06:00 06:13 (+13)MSP 07:49
09-20RDU 06:00 06:27 (+27)MSP 07:49
09-19RDU 06:00 07:25 (+85)MSP 07:49
09-18RDU 06:00 06:13 (+13)MSP 07:49
09-17RDU 06:00 06:07 (+7)MSP 07:49
09-16RDU MSP 07:49

Aircraft

Recent tails: N124DX, N372DN, N366DX, N387DN.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and MSP published them.

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