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DL 5777 on time

Delta Air Lines 5777: Washington to Nashville at 3:17 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
241 flights · likely 68–79%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+87 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5777 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

DL 5777: DCA → BNA

Scheduled to leave Washington at 3:17 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5777. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (241 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83MayJun 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JulDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: 72% on time (29 flights)72JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79AprMay 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85MayJun 2026: 79% on time (29 flights)79JunJul 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3678%
Tuesday3672%
Wednesday3474%
Thursday3373%
Friday3664%
Saturday3181%
Sunday3580%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 5777 from DCA to BNA late?

Delta Air Lines 5777 from Washington, DC to Nashville, TN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 241 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.