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DL 1138 on time

Delta Air Lines 1138: Boston to Minneapolis at 8:05 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
173 flights · likely 84–93%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 1138 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 1138: BOS → MSP

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:05 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (173 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 100% on time (20 flights)100MarApr 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2025: 96% on time (25 flights)96MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86MarApr 2026: 100% on time (26 flights)100AprMay 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100MayJun 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85JunJul 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81JulAug 2026: 96% on time (26 flights)96Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2886%
Tuesday2785%
Wednesday2793%
Thursday2796%
Friday27100%
Saturday8—
Sunday2983%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Severe weather 13%Late inbound plane 11%

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Questions

How often is DL 1138 from BOS to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 1138 from Boston, MA to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 173 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.