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DL 5837 on time

Delta Air Lines 5837: Boston to Charlotte at 3:50 p.m.; Charlotte to Boston at 5:34 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BOS → CLT, its busiest leg

On time
74%
249 flights · likely 69–79%
Cancelled
4.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5837 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 4.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 5837: BOS → CLT

Scheduled to leave Boston at 3:50 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5837. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (249 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60OctNov 2025: 66% on time (29 flights)66NovDec 2025: 84% on time (19 flights)84DecApr 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3778%
Tuesday3675%
Wednesday3681%
Thursday3574%
Friday3571%
Saturday3577%
Sunday3563%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 31%Severe weather 4%

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DL 5837: CLT → BOS

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 5:34 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 5837. Over the past year it arrived on time 58% of the time (217 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Charlotte to Boston (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last CLT–BOS flight was cancelled 4.2% of the time, against 2.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:05 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Jun 2025: 45% on time (20 flights)45JunJul 2025: 46% on time (26 flights)46JulAug 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80AugSep 2025: 35% on time (26 flights)35SepOct 2025: 50% on time (26 flights)50OctNov 2025: 63% on time (24 flights)63NovDec 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88DecApr 2026: 63% on time (16 flights)63AprMay 2026: 60% on time (25 flights)60MayJun 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65JunJul 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52JulAug 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3759%
Tuesday3667%
Wednesday3667%
Thursday3549%
Friday3450%
Saturday5—
Sunday3453%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 43%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 8%

All flights CLT → BOS · Connecting off DL 5837? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 5837 from BOS to CLT late?

Delta Air Lines 5837 from Boston, MA to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 249 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 5837 from CLT to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 5837 from Charlotte, NC to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 42% of 217 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.7% 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.