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DL 5666 on time

Delta Air Lines 5666: Boston to Washington at 8:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
53%
229 flights · likely 46–59%
Cancelled
6.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
49%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 5666 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (47%); 6.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes late.

DL 5666: BOS → DCA

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:15 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5666. Over the past year it arrived on time 53% of the time (229 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (49%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 40% on time (15 flights)40AprMay 2025: 35% on time (26 flights)35MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (7 flights)DecJan 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 46% on time (24 flights)46FebMar 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52MarApr 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50AprMay 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3762%
Tuesday3664%
Wednesday3453%
Thursday3441%
Friday3650%
Saturday15—
Sunday3738%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 36%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%

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Questions

How often is DL 5666 from BOS to DCA late?

Delta Air Lines 5666 from Boston, MA to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 47% of 229 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.6% 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.