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Delta Air Lines / CMH → JFK

DL 5649 on time

Delta Air Lines 5649: Columbus to New York at 12:37 p.m.; New York to Columbus at 9:53 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for CMH → JFK, its busiest leg

On time
72%
255 flights · likely 66–77%
Cancelled
6.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5649 flights from Columbus arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 6.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 5649: CMH → JFK

Scheduled to leave Columbus at 12:37 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5649. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (255 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 53% on time (19 flights)53DecMar 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JulAug 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3874%
Tuesday3768%
Wednesday3778%
Thursday3853%
Friday3871%
Saturday2990%
Sunday3874%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Late inbound plane 14%Security 2%

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DL 5649: JFK → CMH

Scheduled to leave New York at 9:53 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5649. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (153 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2024: too few flights (6 flights)OctJan 2025: 96% on time (23 flights)96JanFeb 2025: 79% on time (24 flights)79FebMar 2025: too few flights (6 flights)MarJun 2025: too few flights (2 flights)JunJul 2025: too few flights (4 flights)JulMar 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: 100% on time (25 flights)100MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2282%
Tuesday2181%
Wednesday2186%
Thursday2277%
Friday2286%
Saturday2273%
Sunday2370%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 66%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Late inbound plane 14%

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Questions

How often is DL 5649 from CMH to JFK late?

Delta Air Lines 5649 from Columbus, OH to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 255 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.3% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5649 from JFK to CMH late?

Delta Air Lines 5649 from New York, NY to Columbus, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 153 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.