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Delta Air Lines / BOS → CMH

DL 5654 on time

Delta Air Lines 5654: Boston to Columbus at 8:10 a.m.; Columbus to Boston at 11:11 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BOS → CMH, its busiest leg

On time
85%
227 flights · likely 80–89%
Cancelled
3.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
92%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 5654 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 3.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

DL 5654: BOS → CMH

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:10 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5654. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (227 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93AprMay 2026: 100% on time (25 flights)100MayJun 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96JunJul 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88JulAug 2026: 92% on time (25 flights)92Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3465%
Tuesday3580%
Wednesday3583%
Thursday35100%
Friday3589%
Saturday17—
Sunday3694%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Late inbound plane 11%Severe weather 10%

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DL 5654: CMH → BOS

Scheduled to leave Columbus at 11:11 a.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5654. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (145 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2024: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2024: too few flights (1 flights)OctJan 2025: 89% on time (19 flights)89JanFeb 2025: 90% on time (20 flights)90FebMar 2025: too few flights (5 flights)MarFeb 2026: too few flights (13 flights)FebMar 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MarApr 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82AprMay 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84MayJun 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96JunJul 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92JulAug 2026: too few flights (1 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2378%
Tuesday2391%
Wednesday2383%
Thursday2479%
Friday2483%
Saturday5—
Sunday2387%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Late inbound plane 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is DL 5654 from BOS to CMH late?

Delta Air Lines 5654 from Boston, MA to Columbus, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 227 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5654 from CMH to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 5654 from Columbus, OH to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 145 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.5% 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.