DL5853 WashingtonDCA · 17:05 New YorkJFK · 18:45
DL5853 by Delta Air Lines flies from Washington (DCA) to New York (JFK).
scheduled from DCA
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DCA and JFK are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to New York flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL5853 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Washington to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL5853 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL5853 across the DCA and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +58 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL5853 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N206JQ, N216JQ.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and JFK published them.
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Pro Flight Search — DL5853 Washington to New York on-time performance, measured from the DCA and JFK airport boards.
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