DL5882 WashingtonDCA · 17:00 ChicagoORD · 17:39
DL5882 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD).
scheduled from DCA
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at DCA and ORD 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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.
How DL5882 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5882 across the DCA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +33 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5882 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: N214JQ.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and ORD published them.
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Pro Flight Search — DL5882 Washington to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the DCA and ORD airport boards.
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