DL987 · ATL → BOS

Delta Air Lines · Atlanta to Boston · last 12 months · 344 flights tracked

89.9%on-time

DL987 ATL→BOS: 89.9% on-time over 344 flights (last 12 months) — excellent. It beats the route average (72.8%) by 17.1 points. Best day to fly: Sat (95.0%); worst: Sun (83.7%). Seasonality matters: Feb is the most reliable month (100.0%), Dec the worst (78.6%). Cancellation rate is 2.3% — have a backup plan. Average arrival delay: 5.5 minutes.

Data: US BTS, last 12 months.

5.5 minavg arrival delay

2.3%cancelled

0diverted

344flights tracked

Arrival delay distribution

Early/on time · 2601–60 min · 6861–180 min · 7180+ min · 1

On-time by day of week

Mon

89.6%

Tue

89.8%

Wed

90.0%

Thu

92.0%

Fri

90.0%

Sat

95.0%

Sun

83.7%

On-time by month

95.0%

Sep

92.6%

Oct

96.0%

Nov

78.6%

Dec

79.3%

Jan

100.0%

Feb

83.3%

Mar

93.3%

Apr

90.3%

May

90.0%

Jun

96.7%

Jul

87.1%

Aug

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