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DL 1398 on time

Delta Air Lines 1398: Boston to New Orleans at 11:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
364 flights · likely 76–84%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 1398 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 1398: BOS → MSY

Scheduled to leave Boston at 11:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (364 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5273%
Wednesday5281%
Thursday5180%
Friday5285%
Saturday5277%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 52%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Late inbound plane 22%

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Questions

How often is DL 1398 from BOS to MSY late?

Delta Air Lines 1398 from Boston, MA to New Orleans, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.2% 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.