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DL 518 on time

Delta Air Lines 518: Atlanta to Boston at 4:52 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
52%
279 flights · likely 46–58%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+70 min
average delay
Similar flights
53%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 518 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (48%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes late.

DL 518: ATL → BOS

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 4:52 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 52% of the time (279 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (53%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 41% on time (22 flights)41SepOct 2025: 48% on time (29 flights)48OctNov 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63NovDec 2025: 74% on time (19 flights)74DecJan 2026: too few flights (11 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 43% on time (21 flights)43MarApr 2026: 45% on time (20 flights)45AprMay 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64MayJun 2026: 59% on time (29 flights)59JunJul 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37JulAug 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4641%
Tuesday3845%
Wednesday3868%
Thursday4459%
Friday4445%
Saturday2662%
Sunday4349%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Late inbound plane 9%Severe weather 2%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 518 from ATL to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 518 from Atlanta, GA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 48% of 279 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.