DCA → BOS Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Boston, MA · 3,117 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 45 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +57 min or later.
On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DCA to BOS?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DCA → BOS (3,117 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 79% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -10 min; the worst 10% ran +57 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2,35379%
16-30 min1465%
31-60 min2097%
61-120 min1786%
2+ hrs1054%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0725175%+14 min
2025-0826690%-8 min
2025-0925969%+14 min
2025-1026668%+13 min
2025-1123684%0 min
2025-1221980%+1 min
2026-0122182%+3 min
2026-0221281%+3 min
2026-0324574%+13 min
2026-0426480%+2 min
2026-0528180%+5 min
2026-0627180%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon46080%
Tue48980%
Wed47380%
Thu45878%
Fri47574%
Sat23188%
Sun40576%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…