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DL 2646 on time

Delta Air Lines 2646: Boston to Chicago at 4:15 p.m.; Chicago to Boston at 7:25 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BOS → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
56%
259 flights · likely 50–62%
Cancelled
5.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+78 min
average delay
Similar flights
56%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 2646 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (44%); 5.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

DL 2646: BOS → ORD

Scheduled to leave Boston at 4:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 56% of the time (259 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jul 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: 50% on time (30 flights)50SepOct 2025: 36% on time (28 flights)36OctNov 2025: 70% on time (23 flights)70NovDec 2025: 53% on time (19 flights)53DecMar 2026: 52% on time (21 flights)52MarApr 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61AprMay 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77MayJun 2026: 60% on time (25 flights)60JunJul 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4043%
Tuesday3863%
Wednesday3861%
Thursday3757%
Friday3969%
Saturday2948%
Sunday3847%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 44%Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%

All flights BOS → ORD · Connecting off DL 2646? Check the risk

DL 2646: ORD → BOS

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 7:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (170 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (51%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Chicago to Boston (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last ORD–BOS flight was cancelled 6.9% of the time, against 3.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:10 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Dec 2024: 56% on time (18 flights)56DecMay 2025: 45% on time (20 flights)45MayJun 2025: 50% on time (26 flights)50JunJul 2025: 46% on time (26 flights)46JulAug 2025: 68% on time (25 flights)68AugSep 2025: too few flights (8 flights)SepMar 2026: 52% on time (21 flights)52MarApr 2026: 65% on time (26 flights)65AprMay 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63MayJun 2026: 42% on time (26 flights)42JunJul 2026: 54% on time (28 flights)54JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2748%
Tuesday2669%
Wednesday2658%
Thursday2536%
Friday2572%
Saturday16—
Sunday2540%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 60%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%

All flights ORD → BOS · Connecting off DL 2646? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 2646 from BOS to ORD late?

Delta Air Lines 2646 from Boston, MA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 44% of 259 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2646 from ORD to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 2646 from Chicago, IL to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 170 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 8.8% 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.