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DL 1171 on time

Delta Air Lines 1171: Detroit to Boston at 2:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
360 flights · likely 62–72%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
67%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 1171 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes late.

DL 1171: DTW → BOS

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 2:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (360 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (67%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 47% on time (30 flights)47SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71DecJan 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5366%
Tuesday5275%
Wednesday5064%
Thursday4963%
Friday5273%
Saturday5275%
Sunday5254%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 67%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Late inbound plane 12%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 1171 from DTW to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 1171 from Detroit, MI to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 360 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.