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DL 5727 on time

Delta Air Lines 5727: New York to Boston at 3:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
282 flights · likely 53–64%
Cancelled
4.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 5727 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 4.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 5727: LGA → BOS

Scheduled to leave New York at 3:00 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5727. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (282 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 38% on time (26 flights)38SepOct 2025: 41% on time (27 flights)41OctNov 2025: 71% on time (24 flights)71NovDec 2025: 53% on time (17 flights)53DecJan 2026: too few flights (11 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMar 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67MarApr 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65AprMay 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4654%
Tuesday4564%
Wednesday4562%
Thursday4351%
Friday4365%
Saturday16—
Sunday4455%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 58%Late inbound plane 21%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%

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Questions

How often is DL 5727 from LGA to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 5727 from New York, NY to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 282 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.