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DL 2639 on time

Delta Air Lines 2639: New York to Boston at 9:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
349 flights · likely 60–70%
Cancelled
3.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+87 min
average delay
Similar flights
65%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 2639 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 3.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 2639: JFK → BOS

Scheduled to leave New York at 9:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (349 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 New York to Boston (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last JFK–BOS flight was cancelled 3.8% of the time, against 4.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 58% on time (19 flights)58DecJan 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5157%
Tuesday5066%
Wednesday5076%
Thursday5058%
Friday5072%
Saturday4967%
Sunday4963%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 42%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%

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Questions

How often is DL 2639 from JFK to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 2639 from New York, NY to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 349 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.7% 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.