DL5038Delta Air Lines · DTW → RIC
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5038 DetroitDTW · 21:32 RichmondRIC · 23:19

DL5038 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Richmond (RIC).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:59

scheduled from DTW

Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−16 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-11
+18 gate · −16 arrival
10-05
+15 gate · −20 arrival
10-04
+18 gate · −16 arrival
10-03
+6 gate · −29 arrival
10-02
+22 gate · −14 arrival
10-01
+30 gate · −8 arrival
09-30
−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 −16 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
RICRichmondHigh riskRIC delay board →
DTW→RICevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DTW and RIC 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 Richmond flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL4997departs 10:20
DL5509departs 10:20
DL2636departs 14:27
DL3073departs 14:30
DL4096departs 14:30
DL5448departs 21:40

If DL5038 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Richmond 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 DL5038 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5038 across the DTW and RIC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 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 DL5038 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
10-11DTW 21:32 21:50 (+18)RIC 23:19 23:03 (−16)
10-05DTW 21:32 21:47 (+15)RIC 23:19 22:59 (−20)
10-04DTW 21:32 21:50 (+18)RIC 23:19 23:03 (−16)
10-03DTW 21:32 21:38 (+6)RIC 23:19 22:50 (−29)
10-02DTW 21:32 21:54 (+22)RIC 23:19 23:05 (−14)
10-01DTW 21:32 22:02 (+30)RIC 23:19 23:11 (−8)
09-30DTW RIC 23:19 22:53 (−26)
09-29DTW RIC 23:19 22:59 (−20)
09-28DTW RIC 23:19 23:34 (+15)
09-27DTW RIC 23:19 23:09 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N669CA, N354CA, N391CA, N368CA.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and RIC published them.

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