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DL 5805 on time

Delta Air Lines 5805: Boston to Philadelphia at 10:50 a.m.; Philadelphia to Boston at 1:10 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BOS → PHL, its busiest leg

On time
85%
191 flights · likely 80–90%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+48 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 5805 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 5805: BOS → PHL

Scheduled to leave Boston at 10:50 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5805. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (191 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 86% on time (21 flights)86JunJul 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85JulAug 2025: 92% on time (24 flights)92AugSep 2025: 78% on time (18 flights)78SepOct 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85OctNov 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96NovDec 2025: 76% on time (17 flights)76DecApr 2026: 87% on time (15 flights)87AprMay 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88MayJun 2026: 95% on time (22 flights)95JunJul 2026: 75% on time (20 flights)75JulAug 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3382%
Tuesday3385%
Wednesday3391%
Thursday3479%
Friday3379%
Saturday22100%
Sunday3—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%

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DL 5805: PHL → BOS

Scheduled to leave Philadelphia at 1:10 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5805. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (190 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Jun 2025: 67% on time (21 flights)67JunJul 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70JulAug 2025: 79% on time (24 flights)79AugSep 2025: 33% on time (18 flights)33SepOct 2025: 48% on time (27 flights)48OctNov 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88NovDec 2025: 82% on time (17 flights)82DecApr 2026: 80% on time (15 flights)80AprMay 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76MayJun 2026: 91% on time (22 flights)91JunJul 2026: 55% on time (20 flights)55JulAug 2026: 62% on time (21 flights)62Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3364%
Tuesday3364%
Wednesday3376%
Thursday3364%
Friday3462%
Saturday2190%
Sunday3—

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 17%

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Questions

How often is DL 5805 from BOS to PHL late?

Delta Air Lines 5805 from Boston, MA to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 191 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5805 from PHL to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 5805 from Philadelphia, PA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 190 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.