DL5689Delta Air Lines · BOS → DCA
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DL5689 BostonBOS · 15:55 WashingtonDCA · 17:53

DL5689 by Delta Air Lines flies from Boston (BOS) to Washington (DCA) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate A8
15:55

departs BOS · on schedule

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~17 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
−20 arrival
11-05
−5 gate · −20 arrival
11-04
−3 gate · −24 arrival
11-03
−5 gate · −33 arrival
11-02
−5 gate

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 −22 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BOSBostonHigh riskBOS delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
BOS→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.5%Chance of cancellation
+13 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by BOS (Boston), 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 Boston

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 14°C
  • 97% chance of rain

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 Washington

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°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
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Boston to Washington flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5687departs 06:05
DL5692departs 07:35
DL1169departs 09:40
DL5672departs 10:45
DL5857departs 12:20
DL8214departs 14:29

If DL5689 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Boston to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS 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 DL5689 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5689 across the BOS and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 DL5689 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
11-06BOS 15:55DCA 17:53 17:33 (−20)
11-05BOS 15:55 15:50 (−5)DCA 17:53 17:33 (−20)
11-04BOS 15:55 15:52 (−3)DCA 17:53 17:29 (−24)
11-03BOS 15:55 15:50 (−5)DCA 17:53 17:20 (−33)
11-02BOS 15:55 15:50 (−5)DCA

Aircraft

Recent tails: N230JQ, N220JQ, N222JQ.

Board clocks recorded as BOS and DCA published them.

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