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Is DL987 delayed?

Yes, DL987 landed in Boston 23 min late, at 09:48 on Nov 14 (as of Nov 14, 14:48 UTC).

Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 19 of the last 27 flights.

Arrived

23 min late

Official source · Updated

Departure

Atlanta

ATL

Actual

Scheduled 07:31

Nov 14

Arrival

Boston

BOS

Actual

Scheduled 09:25

Nov 14

Times shown in airport local time

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

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual

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

    23 min late
  • Atlanta → Boston

    1 min early
  • Atlanta → Boston

    12 min early
  • Atlanta → Boston

    2 min early
  • Atlanta → Boston

    On schedule (9 min behind)

Is DL987 usually late?

Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Arrivals tracked
27
On time
70%
of 27 arrivals
Late
30%
of 27 arrivals
Cancelled
0%
of 28 flights
Median arrival delay
1 min
9 in 10 arrived within
25 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. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled and diverted flights are left out. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

At the airports today

Atlanta (ATL) departures

Left more than 15 min late
62 of 108
Cancelled today
96
Flights from Atlanta to Boston today

Boston (BOS) departures

Left more than 15 min late
24 of 50
Cancelled today
53

All Delta Air Lines flights

Flight history and details
DL987 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 14, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston23
Nov 13, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-1
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-12
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-2
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston9
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston148
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston21
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-2
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston21
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston1
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-3
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-11
Nov 2, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston1
Nov 1, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston2
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-3
Oct 30, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston4
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston3
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-15
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston28
Oct 25, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston7
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston21
Oct 22, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston211
Oct 21, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston20
Oct 20, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston0
Oct 19, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-2
Oct 18, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-1
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedAtlantaBoston-3
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