DL5478Delta Air Lines · DTW → CVG
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5478 DetroitDTW Cincinnati / CovingtonCVG · 22:56

DL5478 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowExpected in Cincinnati / Covington · today
22:39

arrival expected at CVG · 17 min early

Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 13 operations
Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−27 arrival
09-06
+3 arrival
09-05
−25 arrival
09-04
+9 arrival
09-03
−8 arrival
09-02
−14 arrival
09-01
−23 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
CVGCincinnati / CovingtonOn-time likelyCVG delay board →
DTW→CVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DTW and CVG 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 Cincinnati / Covington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5259departs 08:30
DL5257departs 12:27
DL5446departs 14:12
DL5060departs 16:47
DL5215departs 18:40

If DL5478 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Cincinnati / Covington 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 DL5478 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5478 across the DTW and CVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5478 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
09-07DTW CVG 22:40 22:13 (−27)
09-06DTW CVG 22:40 22:43 (+3)
09-05DTW CVG 22:40 22:15 (−25)
09-04DTW CVG 22:40 22:49 (+9)
09-03DTW CVG 22:40 22:32 (−8)
09-02DTW CVG 22:40 22:26 (−14)
09-01DTW CVG 22:40 22:17 (−23)
08-31DTW CVG 22:40 22:22 (−18)
08-30DTW CVG 22:40 22:47 (+7)
08-29DTW CVG 22:40 22:05 (−35)
08-28DTW CVG 22:40 23:31 (+51)
08-27DTW CVG 22:40 23:48 (+68)
08-26DTW CVG 22:40 23:09 (+29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N314PQ, N901XJ, N298PQ, N292PQ.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and CVG published them.

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