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DL 474 on time

Delta Air Lines 474: Seattle to Boston at 4:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
228 flights · likely 59–71%
Cancelled
1.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+79 min
average delay
Similar flights
65%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 474 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 1.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes late.

DL 474: SEA → BOS

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 4:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (228 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73JulAug 2025: 70% on time (23 flights)70AugSep 2025: 59% on time (17 flights)59SepOct 2025: 64% on time (25 flights)64OctNov 2025: 58% on time (24 flights)58NovDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecMar 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71MarApr 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69AprMay 2026: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2026: 46% on time (26 flights)46JunJul 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63JulAug 2026: 52% on time (25 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3964%
Tuesday3571%
Wednesday3468%
Thursday3863%
Friday3868%
Saturday5—
Sunday3951%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 474 from SEA to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 474 from Seattle, WA to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 228 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% 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.