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DL 473 on time

Delta Air Lines 473: Seattle to Boston at 10:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
363 flights · likely 78–86%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 473 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 473: SEA → BOS

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 10:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (363 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Seattle to Boston (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last SEA–BOS flight was cancelled 1.4% of the time, against 1.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:29 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86NovDec 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5283%
Wednesday5285%
Thursday5190%
Friday5186%
Saturday5279%
Sunday5273%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Late inbound plane 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 19%

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Questions

How often is DL 473 from SEA to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 473 from Seattle, WA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.