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DL5048 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL5048, which currently operates between the airports of Des Moines - Des Moines International Airport (Airport Code DSM) and Detroit - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Airport Code DTW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

DL5048 On Time performance:
71
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

DL5048 Delta Air Lines from Des Moines

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday June 17, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (June 15, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (June 16, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890

Departure

Des Moines (DSM)
June 17, 2026
Des Moines International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
10:24 am
Terminal:
M
Gate:
18
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:24 am

Arrival

Detroit (DTW)
June 17, 2026
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
01:02 pm
Terminal:
M - McNamara
Gate:
B4
Scheduled Arrival Time: 01:13 pm
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AF8857 - Air France

- KL6539 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- VS1640 - Virgin Atlantic

- WS7234 - WestJet

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL5048?
The flight DL5048 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL5048?
The distance between the two airports is 531 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL5048?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:49 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:45 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Des Moines: 2026-06-16 15:28:12
Current Time in Detroit: 2026-06-16 16:28:12

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Des Moines and Detroit:
Delta Air Lines - Flight Number: DL5305. (On Time performance: 14 - Average Delay: 58 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from June 07, 2026 to June 13, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 5 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 29 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 14 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 02, 2025 to December 19, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights DL5048

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
15 June
10:22 am
Des Moines (DSM)
12:55 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 33min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Sunday
14 June
12:24 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
03:04 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 40min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
13 June
01:27 pm
Des Moines (DSM)
04:04 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 37min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Friday
12 June
10:19 am
Des Moines (DSM)
12:55 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 36min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 June
10:53 am
Des Moines (DSM)
01:55 pm
Detroit (DTW)
02h 02min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
10 June
10:39 am
Des Moines (DSM)
01:25 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 46min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
09 June
10:10 am
Des Moines (DSM)
12:51 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 41min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 June
10:14 am
Des Moines (DSM)
12:58 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 44min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 June
10:19 am
Des Moines (DSM)
01:05 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 46min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time