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Is DL987 delayed?

No — DL987 landed in Boston 26 min early, at 09:15 on Sep 29 (as of Sep 29, 13:16 UTC).

Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 20 of the last 22 flights.

Arrived

26 min early

Official source · Updated

Departure

Atlanta

ATL

Actual

Scheduled 07:20

Sep 29

Arrival

Boston

BOS

Actual

Scheduled 09:41

Sep 29

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/New_York)

Market settled: On time.

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Flight details

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Arrival · UTC

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Route overview: Atlanta → BostonATLBOS
Atlanta → Boston

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • Atlanta → Boston

    26 min early

  • Atlanta → Boston

    4 min early

  • Atlanta → Boston

    8 min early

  • Atlanta → Boston

    10 min early

  • Atlanta → Boston

    12 min early

Is DL987 usually late?

Observation window: Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026

Observed arrivals
22
On time
91%
of 22 arrivals
Late
9%
of 22 arrivals
Cancelled
0%
of 23 flights
Median arrival delay
2 min
9 in 10 arrived within
15 min

On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Results compare scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled or diverted flights are excluded. Some flights may be missing from the history.

How flight status works

At the airports today

Atlanta (ATL) departures

No departures recorded yet today.

Boston (BOS) departures

Left more than 15 min late
1 of 1
Cancelled today
0

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Flight history and details
DL987 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Sep 29, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston
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-26
Sep 28, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-4
Sep 27, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-8
Sep 26, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-10
Sep 25, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-12
Sep 24, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-24
Sep 22, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-10
Sep 21, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston6
Sep 20, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston9
Sep 19, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston0
Sep 17, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston5
Sep 16, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston12
Sep 12, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston13
Sep 9, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston84
Sep 8, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston6
Sep 7, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston4
Sep 6, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-18
Sep 5, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-17
Sep 4, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston15
Sep 2, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-20
Sep 1, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston16
Aug 31, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston14

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