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DL 318 on time

Delta Air Lines 318: Boston to Los Angeles at 4:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
69%
345 flights · likely 64–74%
Cancelled
2.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 318 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 2.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

DL 318: BOS → LAX

Scheduled to leave Boston at 4:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (345 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67NovDec 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52DecJan 2026: 57% on time (23 flights)57JanFeb 2026: 73% on time (22 flights)73FebMar 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74MarApr 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5269%
Tuesday5269%
Wednesday5263%
Thursday5182%
Friday5178%
Saturday3855%
Sunday4961%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Late inbound plane 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%

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Questions

How often is DL 318 from BOS to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 318 from Boston, MA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 345 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% 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.