DL1187 DTW → BOS

Delta Air Lines · Detroit, MI to Boston, MA · 352 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 632 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +64 min or later.
On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+64 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is DL1187 on time?

Across 352 flights on DTW → BOS from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, DL1187 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +64 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time24872%
16-30 min309%
31-60 min288%
61-120 min196%
2+ hrs196%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072658%+28 min
2025-082454%+24 min
2025-092976%-2 min
2025-103087%+0 min
2025-112972%+6 min
2025-123158%+45 min
2026-012969%+10 min
2026-022685%+9 min
2026-033174%+12 min
2026-042983%-3 min
2026-053177%+3 min
2026-062969%+13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5062%
Tue5375%
Wed5277%
Thu5084%
Fri5072%
Sat4178%
Sun4856%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…