DL5842 NashvilleBNA · 12:00 BostonBOS · 15:52
DL5842 by Delta Air Lines flies from Nashville (BNA) to Boston (BOS).
scheduled from BNA
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BNA and BOS 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 Nashville to Boston flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL5842 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Nashville to Boston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BNA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL5842 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5842 across the BNA and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~17 min) but landed about 17 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5842 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: N207JQ, N244JQ.
Board clocks recorded as BNA and BOS published them.
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Pro Flight Search — DL5842 Nashville to Boston on-time performance, measured from the BNA and BOS airport boards.
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