DL5516 RichmondRIC · 17:49 New YorkLGA · 19:15
DL5516 by Delta Air Lines flies from Richmond (RIC) to New York (LGA).
scheduled from RIC
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at RIC and LGA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Richmond to New York flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL5516 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Richmond to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RIC local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL5516 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5516 across the RIC and LGA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~44 min) but landed a little late (~15 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5516 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N907XJ, N695CA.
Board clocks recorded as RIC and LGA published them.
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Pro Flight Search — DL5516 Richmond to New York on-time performance, measured from the RIC and LGA airport boards.
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