DL5478Delta Air Lines · DTW → CVG
updated 4h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5478 DetroitDTW · 21:19 Cincinnati / CovingtonCVG · 22:35

DL5478 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Cincinnati / Covington · off blocks 21:30 · 11 min late
22:24

estimated arrival at CVG · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeDL5478 · position estimated
DTWDetroitCVGCincinnati / Covington
Estimated from the boardsarr 22:24

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 21:30.

⚖ DL5478 typically leaves +12 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~33 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
+11 gate · −11 arrival
11-05
+11 gate · −11 arrival
11-04
+17 gate · −17 arrival
11-03
+23 gate · −9 arrival
11-02
+56 gate · +26 arrival
11-01
+13 gate · −23 arrival
10-31
+8 gate · −29 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 15 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
30%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

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. 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 Detroit

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°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 Cincinnati / Covington

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 13°C
Low5°Clikely 2°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 Detroit to Cincinnati / Covington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5259departs 08:25
DL5257departs 12:20
DL5446departs 14:00
DL5060departs 16:41
DL5215departs 18:00

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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. 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 ~17 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 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 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
11-06DTW 21:19 21:30 (+11)CVG 22:35 22:24 (−11)
11-05DTW 21:19 21:30 (+11)CVG 22:35 22:24 (−11)
11-04DTW 21:19 21:36 (+17)CVG 22:35 22:18 (−17)
11-03DTW 21:19 21:42 (+23)CVG 22:35 22:26 (−9)
11-02DTW 21:19 22:15 (+56)CVG 22:30 22:56 (+26)
11-01DTW 21:19 21:32 (+13)CVG 22:35 22:12 (−23)
10-31DTW 21:19 21:27 (+8)CVG 22:35 22:06 (−29)
10-30DTW 21:19 21:58 (+39)CVG 22:35 22:41 (+6)
10-29DTW 21:19 21:33 (+14)CVG 22:35 22:10 (−25)
10-28DTW 21:19 21:31 (+12)CVG 22:35 22:09 (−26)
10-27DTW 21:19 21:29 (+10)CVG 22:35 22:14 (−21)
10-26DTW 21:18 21:28 (+10)CVG 22:34 22:16 (−18)
10-25DTW 21:19 21:31 (+12)CVG 22:35 22:08 (−27)
10-24DTW 21:19 21:28 (+9)CVG 22:35 22:08 (−27)
10-23DTW 21:19 21:22 (+3)CVG 22:35 22:01 (−34)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N136EV, N181PQ, N600LR, N134EV.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and CVG published them.

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