DL5617 WashingtonDCA · 17:00 BostonBOS · 18:54
DL5617 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to Boston (BOS) for the Mon, Aug 17 departure.
arrived at BOS · 116 min late
⚖ DL5617 typically leaves +43 and lands −6. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −6 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by BOS (Boston), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Washington to Boston flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL5617 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Washington to Boston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL5617 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5617 across the DCA and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 6/11 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5617 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: N236JQ, N246JQ, N224JQ, N209JQ.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and BOS published them.
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