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DL 5740 on time

Delta Air Lines 5740: Philadelphia to Boston at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
365 flights · likely 87–93%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
92%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 5740 flights from Philadelphia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

DL 5740: PHL → BOS

Scheduled to leave Philadelphia at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5740. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5389%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5298%
Friday5292%
Saturday5294%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Severe weather 16%Late inbound plane 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 5740 from PHL to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 5740 from Philadelphia, PA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% 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.