DL5863Delta Air Lines · DCA → BOS
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL5863 WashingtonDCA BostonBOS

DL5863 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to Boston (BOS).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:15

scheduled from DCA

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
BOSBostonOn-time likelyBOS delay board →
DCA→BOSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.8%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Washington to Boston with Delta Air Lines · Sun 1 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
9.2%0.5× usual

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 9 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Boston flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL5710departs 06:00
DL4764departs 06:34
DL1020departs 07:00
DL5687departs 08:40
DL5775departs 08:50
DL2287departs 09:00

If DL5863 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL5863 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5863 across the DCA and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 33.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at DCA and BOS.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5863 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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