DL5688 JFK → DCA

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Washington, DC · 172 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-12-19 · 213 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -18 min, while the worst 10% run +84 min or later.

DL5688 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for JFK → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-18 min
90th percentile
+84 min
Cancellation rate
8%

How often is DL5688 on time?

Across 172 flights on JFK → DCA from 2025-07-01 to 2025-12-19, DL5688 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -18 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +84 min or later. 8% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time12378%
16-30 min21%
31-60 min117%
61-120 min149%
2+ hrs85%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072467%+16 min
2025-083080%-14 min
2025-092983%-12 min
2025-103073%+12 min
2025-112886%+6 min
2025-121776%+12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2186%
Tue2475%
Wed2378%
Thu2268%
Fri2475%
Sat2286%
Sun2277%

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