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DL509 Delta Air Lines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VS1751 from Virgin Atlantic (VS) is a codeshare flight operated by Delta Air Lines (DL) under the flight number DL509. Check this page for details about flight DL509.

Below, you can find details about Delta Air Lines flight DL509, which currently operates between the airports of Detroit - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Airport Code DTW) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, April 18, 2025.

DL509 On Time performance:
68
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

DL509 Delta Air Lines from Detroit

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Friday April 18, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (April 20, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
Equipment: Boeing 737-900 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ3

Departure

Detroit (DTW)
April 18, 2025
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Departed at:
08:30 pm
Terminal:
EM
Gate:
A2
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:32 pm

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
April 18, 2025
San Francisco International Airport
Arrived at:
10:38 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C6
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:43 pm
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Codeshare Flights

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

- VS1751 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight DL509?
The flight DL509 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight DL509?
The distance between the two airports is 2075 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight DL509?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 05:11 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 05:10 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 Detroit: 2025-04-19 11:13:42
Current Time in San Francisco: 2025-04-19 08:13:42

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Detroit and San Francisco:

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL357.
- Flight Number: DL361. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL442. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL469. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1116. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2859. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2866. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 21 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 March 09, 2025 to April 14, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 22
On Time: 15 ( 68 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 14 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 18 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 29 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 15, 2024 to April 14, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 07, 2024 to March 31, 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.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights DL509

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
18 April
08:30 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10:38 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 08min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Thursday
17 April
08:45 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10:57 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 12min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Monday
14 April
08:36 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10:37 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 01min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Sunday
13 April
08:29 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10:41 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 12min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Friday
11 April
08:40 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10:42 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 02min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Thursday
10 April
08:23 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10:22 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 59min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Monday
07 April
09:34 pm
Detroit (DTW)
11:34 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 00min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
06 April
08:27 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10:07 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 40min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Friday
04 April
08:28 pm
Detroit (DTW)
10:30 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 02min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Thursday
03 April
09:16 pm
Detroit (DTW)
12:16 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06h 00min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - Delayed