DL5686Delta Air Lines · LGA → CMH
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5686 New YorkLGA · 08:14 ColumbusCMH · 10:09

DL5686 by Delta Air Lines flies from New York (LGA) to Columbus (CMH) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate 86 · as of 07:44
08:14

departs LGA · on schedule

⚖ DL5686 typically leaves −7 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
−14 gate · −8 arrival
11-11
−5 gate · −24 arrival
11-10
−4 gate · −15 arrival
11-09
−9 gate · −28 arrival
11-08
−8 gate · −31 arrival
11-07
+0 gate · −16 arrival
11-06
−5 gate · +55 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −19 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGANew YorkHigh riskLGA delay board →
CMHColumbusHigh riskCMH delay board →
LGA→CMHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.3%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LGA (New York), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at New York

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 6°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Columbus

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 5°C to 8°C
Low0°Clikely −2°C to 1°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Columbus flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5669departs 11:45
DL4649departs 11:56
DL5675departs 14:45
DL5859departs 14:50
DL5659departs 15:23
DL5671departs 17:30

If DL5686 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Columbus on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL5686 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5686 across the LGA and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5686 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-12LGA 08:14 08:00 (−14)CMH 10:09 10:01 (−8)
11-11LGA 08:14 08:09 (−5)CMH 10:09 09:45 (−24)
11-10LGA 08:14 08:10 (−4)CMH 10:09 09:54 (−15)
11-09LGA 08:14 08:05 (−9)CMH 10:09 09:41 (−28)
11-08LGA 07:45 07:37 (−8)CMH 09:37 09:06 (−31)
11-07LGA 09:35 (+0)CMH 11:31 11:15 (−16)
11-06LGA 07:45 07:40 (−5)CMH 09:37 10:32 (+55)
11-05LGA 07:45 07:39 (−6)CMH 09:37 09:19 (−18)
11-04LGA 07:45 07:36 (−9)CMH 09:37 09:17 (−20)
11-03LGA 07:45 07:38 (−7)CMH 09:37 09:19 (−18)
11-02LGA 07:45 07:38 (−7)CMH 09:37 09:16 (−21)
11-01LGA 07:45 07:33 (−12)CMH 09:37 09:11 (−26)
10-31LGA 09:35 09:28 (−7)CMH 11:31 11:42 (+11)
10-30LGA 07:45 07:41 (−4)CMH 09:37 09:14 (−23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N228JQ, N222JQ, N224JQ, N215JQ.

Board clocks recorded as LGA and CMH published them.

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