DL5198Delta Air Lines · RDU → DCA
updated 4h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5198 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 19:43 WashingtonDCA · 21:25

DL5198 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:43

scheduled from RDU

⚖ DL5198 typically leaves +75 and lands +20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+75 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+20 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~55 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+56+112+168 min
11-15
+138 gate · +80 arrival
11-11
+76 gate · +28 arrival
11-10
+8 gate · −47 arrival
11-09
+168 gate · +117 arrival
11-08
+138 gate · +80 arrival
11-06
+20 gate · −39 arrival
11-05
+75 gate · +20 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 +20 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
RDU→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at RDU and DCA 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 Washington

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 15°C
Low5°Clikely 4°C to 7°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 Washington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5006departs 06:00
DL5310departs 15:25

If DL5198 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Washington 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 DL5198 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5198 across the RDU and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min late. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 5/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5198 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
11-15RDU 19:43 22:01 (+138)DCA 21:25 22:45 (+80)
11-11RDU 19:29 20:45 (+76)DCA 21:03 21:31 (+28)
11-10RDU 19:29 19:37 (+8)DCA 21:03 20:16 (−47)
11-09RDU 19:29 22:17 (+168)DCA 21:03 23:00 (+117)
11-08RDU 19:43 22:01 (+138)DCA 21:25 22:45 (+80)
11-06RDU 19:43 20:03 (+20)DCA 21:25 20:46 (−39)
11-05RDU 19:43 20:58 (+75)DCA 21:25 21:45 (+20)
11-04RDU 19:43 19:58 (+15)DCA 21:25 20:42 (−43)
11-03RDU 19:43 20:41 (+58)DCA 21:25 21:26 (+1)
11-02RDU 19:43 20:05 (+22)DCA 21:25 20:46 (−39)
11-01RDU 19:43 21:32 (+109)DCA 21:25 22:19 (+54)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N916XJ, N827SK, N920XJ, N485PX.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and DCA published them.

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