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DL 5120 on time

Delta Air Lines 5120: Raleigh to Newark at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
346 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
3.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 5120 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 3.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

DL 5120: RDU → EWR

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 7:00 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5120. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (346 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86NovDec 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68DecJan 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5186%
Tuesday5086%
Wednesday5092%
Thursday4996%
Friday4986%
Saturday4885%
Sunday4976%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 63%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%

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Questions

How often is DL 5120 from RDU to EWR late?

Delta Air Lines 5120 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 346 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.2% 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.