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DL 638 on time

Delta Air Lines 638: Boston to Atlanta at 3:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
275 flights · likely 71–81%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 638 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 638: BOS → ATL

Scheduled to leave Boston at 3:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (275 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81AugSep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 90% on time (21 flights)90MarApr 2026: 95% on time (21 flights)95AprMay 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96MayJun 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81JunJul 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4068%
Tuesday4171%
Wednesday4185%
Thursday4171%
Friday4176%
Saturday3281%
Sunday3982%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%

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Questions

How often is DL 638 from BOS to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 638 from Boston, MA to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 275 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.