DL5502Delta Air Lines · DTW → BHM
updated 30m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5502 DetroitDTW · 08:40 BirminghamBHM · 09:45

DL5502 by Delta Air Lines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Birmingham (BHM) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowLanded in Birmingham · today
09:59

arrived at BHM · 14 min late

⚖ DL5502 typically leaves +16 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~35 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+30+60+90 min
11-05
+50 gate · +14 arrival
11-02
+14 gate · −27 arrival
11-01
+8 gate · −23 arrival
10-30
+22 gate · −15 arrival
10-29
+8 gate · −35 arrival
10-28
+16 gate · −16 arrival
10-27
+5 gate · −26 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
BHMBirminghamOn-time likelyBHM delay board →
DTW→BHMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW and BHM 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

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°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 Birmingham

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 23°C to 25°C
Low11°Clikely 10°C to 12°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 Birmingham flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3814departs 08:40
DL4647departs 15:52
DL3062departs 16:45
DL3145departs 16:45

If DL5502 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Detroit to Birmingham 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 DL5502 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5502 across the DTW and BHM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 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 DL5502 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
11-05DTW 08:40 09:30 (+50)BHM 09:45 09:59 (+14)
11-02DTW 08:40 08:54 (+14)BHM 09:45 09:18 (−27)
11-01DTW 08:40 08:48 (+8)BHM 09:45 09:22 (−23)
10-30DTW 08:34 08:56 (+22)BHM 09:39 09:24 (−15)
10-29DTW 08:30 08:38 (+8)BHM 09:35 09:00 (−35)
10-28DTW 08:40 08:56 (+16)BHM 09:45 09:29 (−16)
10-27DTW 08:40 08:45 (+5)BHM 09:45 09:19 (−26)
10-26DTW 08:40 08:52 (+12)BHM 09:45 09:18 (−27)
10-25DTW 08:40 09:28 (+48)BHM 09:45 09:53 (+8)
10-24DTW 08:40 09:25 (+45)BHM 09:45 09:40 (−5)
10-23DTW 08:40 09:00 (+20)BHM 09:45 09:26 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N195PQ, N296PQ, N927XJ, N326PQ.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and BHM published them.

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