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DL 5428 on time

Delta Air Lines 5428: Washington to Raleigh at 10:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
54%
298 flights · likely 48–59%
Cancelled
8.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Similar flights
54%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 5428 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (46%); 8.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 5428: DCA → RDU

Scheduled to leave Washington at 10:05 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5428. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (298 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (54%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Washington to Raleigh (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last DCA–RDU flight was cancelled 7.2% of the time, against 2.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:59 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65SepOct 2025: 33% on time (27 flights)33OctNov 2025: 39% on time (23 flights)39NovDec 2025: 35% on time (17 flights)35DecJan 2026: 52% on time (23 flights)52JanFeb 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83FebMar 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52MarApr 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77AprMay 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62MayJun 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50JunJul 2026: 41% on time (27 flights)41JulAug 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5155%
Tuesday5066%
Wednesday5050%
Thursday4949%
Friday4953%
Sunday4949%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 71%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 5428 from DCA to RDU late?

Delta Air Lines 5428 from Washington, DC to Raleigh/Durham, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 298 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 8.1% 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.