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DL 5679 on time

Delta Air Lines 5679: Boston to Pittsburgh at 8:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
229 flights · likely 56–69%
Cancelled
7.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+81 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 5679 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 7.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 5679: BOS → PIT

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:40 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5679. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (229 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Boston to Pittsburgh (99% of days). Delta Air Lines's last BOS–PIT flight was cancelled 5.3% of the time, against 2.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 8:15 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77AprMay 2025: 56% on time (25 flights)56MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (11 flights)DecJan 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71FebMar 2026: 56% on time (27 flights)56MarApr 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62AprMay 2026: 60% on time (25 flights)60MayJun 2026: 59% on time (29 flights)59JunJul 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3762%
Tuesday3675%
Wednesday3563%
Thursday3546%
Friday3664%
Saturday14—
Sunday3664%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 5679 from BOS to PIT late?

Delta Air Lines 5679 from Boston, MA to Pittsburgh, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 229 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.0% 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.