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DL 2196 on time

Delta Air Lines 2196: Boston to Fort Lauderdale at 3:55 p.m.; Fort Lauderdale to Boston at 8:30 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BOS → FLL, its busiest leg

On time
60%
335 flights · likely 55–65%
Cancelled
1.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 2196 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (40%); 1.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes late.

DL 2196: BOS → FLL

Scheduled to leave Boston at 3:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 60% of the time (335 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Boston to Fort Lauderdale (60% of days). Delta Air Lines's last BOS–FLL flight was cancelled 2.2% of the time, against 3.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:55 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 47% on time (30 flights)47SepOct 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 42% on time (31 flights)42DecJan 2026: 50% on time (24 flights)50JanFeb 2026: too few flights (12 flights)FebMar 2026: 56% on time (25 flights)56MarApr 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63AprMay 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5054%
Tuesday4762%
Wednesday4764%
Thursday4858%
Friday4760%
Saturday4860%
Sunday4863%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%

All flights BOS → FLL · Connecting off DL 2196? Check the risk

DL 2196: FLL → BOS

Scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale at 8:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (176 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Fort Lauderdale to Boston (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last FLL–BOS flight was cancelled 3.6% of the time, against 2.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 11:10 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2025: 30% on time (30 flights)30JulAug 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73AugSep 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMar 2026: 62% on time (21 flights)62MarApr 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JunJul 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JulAug 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2850%
Tuesday2677%
Wednesday2658%
Thursday2665%
Friday2669%
Saturday17—
Sunday2763%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 2%

All flights FLL → BOS · Connecting off DL 2196? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 2196 from BOS to FLL late?

Delta Air Lines 2196 from Boston, MA to Fort Lauderdale, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 40% of 335 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2196 from FLL to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 2196 from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 176 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% 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.