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DL 5273 on time

Delta Air Lines 5273: Raleigh to Newark at 11:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
298 flights · likely 66–77%
Cancelled
3.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5273 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 3.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 5273: RDU → EWR

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 11:35 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5273. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (298 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80SepOct 2025: 63% on time (27 flights)63OctNov 2025: 75% on time (24 flights)75NovDec 2025: 58% on time (26 flights)58DecJan 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 77% on time (22 flights)77FebMar 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59MarApr 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65AprMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74JunJul 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75JulAug 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5173%
Tuesday5171%
Wednesday4971%
Thursday4877%
Friday5072%
Saturday4—
Sunday4567%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 5273 from RDU to EWR late?

Delta Air Lines 5273 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 298 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.4% 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.