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DL 1038 on time

Delta Air Lines 1038: Raleigh to Fort Lauderdale at 12:13 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
364 flights · likely 76–84%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+67 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 1038 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 1038: RDU → FLL

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 12:13 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5188%
Friday5285%
Saturday5265%
Sunday5271%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Late inbound plane 26%Severe weather 8%

All flights RDU → FLL · Connecting off DL 1038? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1038 from RDU to FLL late?

Delta Air Lines 1038 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.