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DL 821 on time

Delta Air Lines 821: Atlanta to Boston at 6:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
349 flights · likely 63–73%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+66 min
average delay
Similar flights
67%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 821 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 821: ATL → BOS

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 6:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (349 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (67%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 65% on time (20 flights)65SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5167%
Tuesday5068%
Wednesday5072%
Thursday5064%
Friday5176%
Saturday5072%
Sunday4757%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 821 from ATL to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 821 from Atlanta, GA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 349 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.