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Delta Air Lines / CVG → DCA

DL 5229 on time

Delta Air Lines 5229: Cincinnati to Washington at 7:00 a.m.; Washington to Cincinnati at 9:59 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for CVG → DCA, its busiest leg

On time
75%
346 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+50 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5229 flights from Cincinnati arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 5229: CVG → DCA

Scheduled to leave Cincinnati at 7:00 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5229. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (346 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71NovDec 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63DecJan 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 50% on time (28 flights)50FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5184%
Tuesday5078%
Wednesday5078%
Thursday4973%
Friday4957%
Saturday4875%
Sunday4976%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Late inbound plane 10%Severe weather 1%

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DL 5229: DCA → CVG

Scheduled to leave Washington at 9:59 a.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5229. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (316 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%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 85% on time (27 flights)85NovDec 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63DecJan 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79MarApr 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 93% on time (29 flights)93JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4691%
Tuesday4781%
Wednesday4683%
Thursday4486%
Friday4473%
Saturday4484%
Sunday4582%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 70%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 5229 from CVG to DCA late?

Delta Air Lines 5229 from Cincinnati, OH to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 346 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5229 from DCA to CVG late?

Delta Air Lines 5229 from Washington, DC to Cincinnati, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 316 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.