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DL 5006 on time

Delta Air Lines 5006: Raleigh to Washington at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
346 flights · likely 75–83%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 5006 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 5006: RDU → DCA

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5006. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (346 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68NovDec 2025: 79% on time (19 flights)79DecJan 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5176%
Tuesday5072%
Wednesday5074%
Thursday4982%
Friday4978%
Saturday4888%
Sunday4986%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 56%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 6%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 5006 from RDU to DCA late?

Delta Air Lines 5006 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 346 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.