DL5709 LGA → DCA

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Washington, DC · 349 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 214 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 92% on-time on Saturdays vs. 52% on Fridays.
On-time arrival
61%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+69 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is DL5709 on time?

Across 349 flights on LGA → DCA from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL5709 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 61% of the time. The median arrival delay was +4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +69 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time20661%
16-30 min3611%
31-60 min5416%
61-120 min299%
2+ hrs103%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072962%+34 min
2025-083073%+2 min
2025-093077%+6 min
2025-103073%+6 min
2025-112931%+37 min
2025-121942%+41 min
2026-012568%+9 min
2026-022654%+22 min
2026-032748%+20 min
2026-043080%+11 min
2026-053165%+19 min
2026-062955%+12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4753%
Tue4959%
Wed5058%
Thu4558%
Fri4852%
Sat4992%
Sun4757%

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