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DL 5772 on time

Delta Air Lines 5772: Washington to New York at 8:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
234 flights · likely 71–81%
Cancelled
4.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5772 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 4.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 5772: DCA → LGA

Scheduled to leave Washington at 8:15 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5772. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (234 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2025: 59% on time (27 flights)59MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74MayJun 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92JunJul 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74JulAug 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3773%
Tuesday3664%
Wednesday3479%
Thursday3476%
Friday3689%
Saturday3781%
Sunday2070%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 43%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Late inbound plane 28%

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Questions

How often is DL 5772 from DCA to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 5772 from Washington, DC to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 234 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.3% 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.