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DL 1388 on time

Delta Air Lines 1388: Raleigh to Detroit at 5:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
92%
365 flights · likely 89–95%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+113 min
average delay
Similar flights
92%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 13 DL 1388 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (8%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

DL 1388: RDU → DTW

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 5:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5298%
Wednesday5294%
Thursday5298%
Friday5288%
Saturday5290%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 70%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Late inbound plane 14%

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Questions

How often is DL 1388 from RDU to DTW late?

Delta Air Lines 1388 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Detroit, MI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.