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DL 459 on time

Delta Air Lines 459: Seattle to Boston at 7:50 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
365 flights · likely 81–89%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+84 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 459 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 459: SEA → BOS

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 7:50 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5381%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5281%
Thursday5290%
Friday5285%
Saturday5287%
Sunday5288%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Late inbound plane 12%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is DL 459 from SEA to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 459 from Seattle, WA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.