DL5401Delta Air Lines · IND → DTW
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5401 IndianapolisIND · 12:11 DetroitDTW · 13:23

DL5401 by Delta Air Lines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Detroit (DTW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
10:15

scheduled from IND

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-12
+0 gate · −22 arrival
10-05
+0 gate · −22 arrival
10-04
+0 gate · −17 arrival
10-03
−5 gate · −24 arrival
10-02
+0 gate · −28 arrival
10-01
+0 gate · −8 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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisHigh riskIND delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
IND→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IND and DTW 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Indianapolis to Detroit flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5165departs 06:35
DL5470departs 06:41
DL4897departs 08:00
DL5147departs 10:24
DL5167departs 10:27
DL4875departs 10:32

If DL5401 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IND local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL5401 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5401 across the IND and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5401 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
10-12IND 12:11 (+0)DTW 13:23 13:01 (−22)
10-05IND 12:11 (+0)DTW 13:23 13:01 (−22)
10-04IND 12:11 (+0)DTW 13:23 13:06 (−17)
10-03IND 12:11 12:06 (−5)DTW 13:23 12:59 (−24)
10-02IND 12:11 (+0)DTW 13:23 12:55 (−28)
10-01IND 12:11 (+0)DTW 13:23 13:15 (−8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N901XJ, N931XJ, N305PQ, N228PQ.

Board clocks recorded as IND and DTW published them.

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