DL5078 IAD → DTW

Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Detroit, MI · 15 flights observed, 2025-12-20 to 2026-01-03 · 383 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +141 min or later.

DL5078 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAD → DTW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+141 min
Cancellation rate
7%

How often is DL5078 on time?

Across 15 flights on IAD → DTW from 2025-12-20 to 2026-01-03, DL5078 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +141 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1071%
16-30 min214%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs214%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121173%+29 min
2026-01367%-1 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon250%
Tue1100%
Wed2100%
Thu250%
Fri2100%
Sat333%
Sun2100%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…