WS5534WestJet · DTW → RIC
live · 35m ago
Route confirmed WestJet

WS5534 DetroitDTW · 21:50 RichmondRIC

WS5534 by WestJet flies from Detroit (DTW) to Richmond (RIC).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
21:55

scheduled from DTW

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-02
+0 gate
08-30
+0 gate
08-29
+0 gate
08-28
+0 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
RICRichmondOn-time likelyRIC delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DTW and RIC 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 Richmond flights today

same route · WestJet
WS5596departs 10:12
WS6538departs 10:18
WS7051departs 15:13

If WS5534 is cancelled, these are the other WestJet nonstop flights from Detroit to Richmond 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 WS5534 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WS5534 across the DTW and RIC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WS5534 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-02DTW 21:50 (+0)RIC
08-30DTW 21:54 (+0)RIC
08-29DTW 21:48 (+0)RIC
08-28DTW 21:51 (+0)RIC

Board clocks recorded as DTW and RIC published them.

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