DL5856Delta Air Lines · IND → BOS
live · 11m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5856 IndianapolisIND · 18:00 BostonBOS · 20:21

DL5856 by Delta Air Lines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Boston (BOS) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate A8
18:00

departs IND · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+9 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+43 arrival
11-11
+30 gate · +43 arrival
11-10
+0 gate · −25 arrival
11-09
−10 gate · −28 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
BOSBostonOn-time likelyBOS delay board →
IND→BOSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IND and BOS are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

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Tomorrow at Indianapolis

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 6°C to 9°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°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 Boston

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High8°Clikely 7°C to 10°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 7°C
  • 91% 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.

When it flies

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

Other Indianapolis to Boston flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5631departs 06:45
DL8880departs 08:25
DL5662departs 11:34
DL5628departs 11:38
DL5627departs 14:25
DL5640departs 18:00

If DL5856 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Boston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IND 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 DL5856 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5856 across the IND and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +43 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5856 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-12IND 18:00BOS 20:21 21:04 (+43)
11-11IND 18:00 18:30 (+30)BOS 20:21 21:04 (+43)
11-10IND 18:00 (+0)BOS 20:21 19:56 (−25)
11-09IND 18:00 17:50 (−10)BOS 20:21 19:53 (−28)

Board clocks recorded as IND and BOS published them.

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