DL5273Delta Air Lines · RDU → EWR
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5273 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 11:35 New YorkEWR · 13:25

DL5273 by Delta Air Lines flies from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to New York (EWR) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.

Right nowEn route to New York · off blocks 12:19 · 44 min late
En route

en route from RDU to EWR

En routeDL5273 · position estimated
RDURaleigh/DurhamEWRNew York
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 12:19.

Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~37 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-18
+44 gate · +12 arrival
09-17
+39 gate · +12 arrival
09-16
+15 gate · −22 arrival
09-15
+0 gate · −36 arrival
09-14
+20 gate · −20 arrival
09-13
+17 gate · −17 arrival
09-07
+3 gate · −30 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 · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
EWRNew YorkOn-time likelyEWR delay board →
RDU→EWRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.6%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at RDU and EWR 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Raleigh/Durham to New York flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5120departs 07:10
DL5222departs 17:00

If DL5273 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to New York 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 DL5273 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5273 across the RDU and EWR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 DL5273 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
09-18RDU 11:35 12:19 (+44)EWR 13:25 13:37 (+12)
09-17RDU 11:35 12:14 (+39)EWR 13:25 13:37 (+12)
09-16RDU 11:35 11:50 (+15)EWR 13:25 13:03 (−22)
09-15RDU 11:35 (+0)EWR 13:25 12:49 (−36)
09-14RDU 11:35 11:55 (+20)EWR 13:25 13:05 (−20)
09-13RDU 11:35 11:52 (+17)EWR 13:25 13:08 (−17)
09-07RDU 11:35 11:38 (+3)EWR 13:23 12:53 (−30)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N181PQ, N186PQ, N582CA, N324PQ.

Board clocks recorded as RDU and EWR published them.

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