DL5875 BostonBOS · 17:00 WashingtonDCA
DL5875 by Delta Air Lines flies from Boston (BOS) to Washington (DCA).
scheduled from BOS
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BOS and DCA 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 Boston to Washington flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL5875 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL5875 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5875 across the BOS and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 62.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at BOS and DCA.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5875 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as BOS and DCA published them.
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Pro Flight Search — DL5875 Boston to Washington on-time performance, measured from the BOS and DCA airport boards.
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