Flight OddsDL5836 BOS → DCA
Delta Air Lines · Boston, MA to Washington, DC · 146 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-12-19 · 399 mi
DL5836 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for BOS → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+89 min
Cancellation rate
7%
How often is DL5836 on time?
Across 146 flights on BOS → DCA from 2025-07-01 to 2025-12-19, DL5836 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +89 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 97 | 71% |
| 16-30 min | 8 | 6% |
| 31-60 min | 11 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 16 | 12% |
| 2+ hrs | 4 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 21 | 57% | +19 min |
| 2025-08 | 26 | 85% | -3 min |
| 2025-09 | 25 | 76% | +2 min |
| 2025-10 | 25 | 64% | +14 min |
| 2025-11 | 22 | 73% | +6 min |
| 2025-12 | 17 | 71% | +22 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 22 | 86% |
| Tue | 24 | 79% |
| Wed | 23 | 78% |
| Thu | 20 | 60% |
| Fri | 24 | 67% |
| Sat | No data | — |
| Sun | 23 | 57% |
Other routes
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