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DL 5680 on time

Delta Air Lines 5680: Boston to Pittsburgh at 4:15 p.m.; Pittsburgh to Boston at 5:59 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BOS → PIT, its busiest leg

On time
76%
237 flights · likely 70–81%
Cancelled
3.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5680 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 3.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 5680: BOS → PIT

Scheduled to leave Boston at 4:15 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5680. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (237 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3476%
Tuesday3474%
Wednesday3485%
Thursday3471%
Friday3474%
Saturday3479%
Sunday3373%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%

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DL 5680: PIT → BOS

Scheduled to leave Pittsburgh at 5:59 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5680. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (140 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Pittsburgh to Boston (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last PIT–BOS flight was cancelled 5.8% of the time, against 1.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:05 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Feb 2025: 73% on time (22 flights)73FebMar 2025: 88% on time (26 flights)88MarApr 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81AprMay 2025: 39% on time (23 flights)39MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80JanFeb 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78FebMar 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70MarApr 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77AprMay 2026: too few flights (5 flights)MayAug 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2471%
Tuesday2483%
Wednesday2273%
Thursday2171%
Friday2374%
Saturday3—
Sunday2370%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Late inbound plane 23%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 5680 from BOS to PIT late?

Delta Air Lines 5680 from Boston, MA to Pittsburgh, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 237 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.8% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5680 from PIT to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 5680 from Pittsburgh, PA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 140 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.0% 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.