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DL 859 on time

Delta Air Lines 859: Boston to Salt Lake City at 6:10 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
365 flights · likely 82–89%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 859 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 859: BOS → SLC

Scheduled to leave Boston at 6:10 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5389%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5288%
Thursday5285%
Friday5290%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 60%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 40%

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Questions

How often is DL 859 from BOS to SLC late?

Delta Air Lines 859 from Boston, MA to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.