DL5816 DCA → BOS

Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Boston, MA · 12 flights observed, 2025-12-21 to 2026-01-02 · 399 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -17 min, while the worst 10% run +76 min or later.

DL5816 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → BOS, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-17 min
90th percentile
+76 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is DL5816 on time?

Across 12 flights on DCA → BOS from 2025-12-21 to 2026-01-02, DL5816 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -17 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +76 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time975%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min18%
61-120 min18%
2+ hrs18%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121080%+12 min
2026-01250%+12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon250%
Tue250%
Wed2100%
Thu2100%
Fri250%
SatNo data—
Sun2100%

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