ORD → BOS Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Chicago, IL to Boston, MA · 1,313 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 29 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +82 min or later.
On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+82 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on ORD → BOS (1,313 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 71% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +82 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time89271%
16-30 min1099%
31-60 min897%
61-120 min937%
2+ hrs776%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711068%+8 min
2025-0811279%+13 min
2025-0910664%+33 min
2025-1011557%+29 min
2025-1110665%+39 min
2025-1210165%+16 min
2026-018971%+24 min
2026-029082%+4 min
2026-0310369%+11 min
2026-0410573%+4 min
2026-0511784%+2 min
2026-0610672%+16 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon18565%
Tue19574%
Wed18970%
Thu18074%
Fri19369%
Sat13974%
Sun17969%

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