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DL 2804 on time

Delta Air Lines 2804: Boston to Chicago at 8:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
41%
140 flights · likely 34–50%
Cancelled
5.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+20 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
45%
DL, same route & hour

About 6 in 10 DL 2804 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (59%); 5.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 20 minutes late.

DL 2804: BOS → ORD

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 41% of the time (140 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (45%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Boston to Chicago (99% of days). Delta Air Lines's last BOS–ORD flight was cancelled 5.0% of the time, against 4.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2026: 33% on time (18 flights)33AprMay 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 26% on time (31 flights)26JulAug 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2124%
Tuesday2050%
Wednesday2055%
Thursday2030%
Friday2060%
Saturday19—
Sunday2025%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 2804 from BOS to ORD late?

Delta Air Lines 2804 from Boston, MA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 59% of 140 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.0% 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.