DL5478 DTW → CVG

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Cincinnati, OH · 327 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 229 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 +60 min or later.

DL5478 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → CVG, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+60 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is DL5478 on time?

Across 327 flights on DTW → CVG from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL5478 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +60 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time24174%
16-30 min309%
31-60 min216%
61-120 min186%
2+ hrs144%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073060%+61 min
2025-083181%+0 min
2025-092997%-3 min
2025-103194%-3 min
2025-112979%+8 min
2025-121856%+47 min
2026-012662%+29 min
2026-022171%+32 min
2026-033070%+39 min
2026-042871%+41 min
2026-052572%+7 min
2026-062669%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4879%
Tue5178%
Wed4772%
Thu4774%
Fri4867%
Sat3776%
Sun4674%

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