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Delta Air Lines / BOS → AUS

DL 1297 on time

Delta Air Lines 1297: Boston to Austin at 1:25 p.m.; Austin to Boston at 5:55 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BOS → AUS, its busiest leg

On time
73%
273 flights · likely 67–78%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 1297 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 1297: BOS → AUS

Scheduled to leave Boston at 1:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (273 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80SepOct 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81OctNov 2025: 74% on time (27 flights)74NovDec 2025: 74% on time (19 flights)74DecJan 2026: too few flights (11 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71MarApr 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86AprMay 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77MayJun 2026: 60% on time (25 flights)60JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4672%
Tuesday4573%
Wednesday4587%
Thursday4271%
Friday4276%
Saturday17—
Sunday3664%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Severe weather 1%

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DL 1297: AUS → BOS

Scheduled to leave Austin at 5:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (125 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (57%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Austin to Boston (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last AUS–BOS flight was cancelled 2.8% of the time, against 2.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:20 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Mar 2026: 43% on time (21 flights)43MarApr 2026: too few flights (9 flights)AprMay 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71MayJun 2026: 45% on time (22 flights)45JunJul 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50JulAug 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2245%
Tuesday2162%
Wednesday2152%
Thursday2241%
Friday2255%
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 1297 from BOS to AUS late?

Delta Air Lines 1297 from Boston, MA to Austin, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 273 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1297 from AUS to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 1297 from Austin, TX to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 125 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.