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Delta Air Lines / LGA → CMH

DL 5686 on time

Delta Air Lines 5686: New York to Columbus at 7:25 a.m.; Columbus to New York at 11:15 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for LGA → CMH, its busiest leg

On time
79%
190 flights · likely 73–84%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 5686 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 5686: LGA → CMH

Scheduled to leave New York at 7:25 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5686. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (190 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2024: too few flights (7 flights)AprJun 2025: 85% on time (20 flights)85JunJul 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90JulAug 2025: too few flights (10 flights)AugJan 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 65% on time (17 flights)65MarApr 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JulAug 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3288%
Tuesday3177%
Wednesday3177%
Thursday3070%
Friday3083%
Saturday2576%
Sunday11—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Late inbound plane 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Severe weather 1%

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DL 5686: CMH → LGA

Scheduled to leave Columbus at 11:15 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5686. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (127 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2024: 95% on time (19 flights)95SepOct 2024: 100% on time (27 flights)100OctNov 2024: too few flights (10 flights)NovMar 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71MarApr 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92MayJun 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JunJul 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JulAug 2026: too few flights (1 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2181%
Tuesday2176%
Wednesday2186%
Thursday2181%
Friday2190%
Sunday2291%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Severe weather 5%Late inbound plane 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 5686 from LGA to CMH late?

Delta Air Lines 5686 from New York, NY to Columbus, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 190 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5686 from CMH to LGA late?

Delta Air Lines 5686 from Columbus, OH to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 127 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.1% 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.