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DL 5698 on time

Delta Air Lines 5698: Washington to Boston at 6:59 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
332 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
2.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 DL 5698 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 2.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 5698: DCA → BOS

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:59 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5698. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (332 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96SepOct 2025: 93% on time (27 flights)93OctNov 2025: 92% on time (24 flights)92NovDec 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82DecJan 2026: 78% on time (27 flights)78JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5186%
Tuesday5084%
Wednesday5098%
Thursday5090%
Friday5084%
Saturday4885%
Sunday3391%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 77%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Late inbound plane 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 5698 from DCA to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 5698 from Washington, DC to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 332 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.7% 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.