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DL 1439 on time

Delta Air Lines 1439: Boston to Tampa at 3:40 p.m.; Tampa to Boston at 7:59 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BOS → TPA, its busiest leg

On time
70%
345 flights · likely 65–74%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+81 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 1439 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

DL 1439: BOS → TPA

Scheduled to leave Boston at 3:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (345 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53SepOct 2025: 54% on time (28 flights)54OctNov 2025: 84% on time (25 flights)84NovDec 2025: 55% on time (29 flights)55DecJan 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63FebMar 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5364%
Tuesday5269%
Wednesday5288%
Thursday5175%
Friday5263%
Saturday3669%
Sunday4957%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%

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DL 1439: TPA → BOS

Scheduled to leave Tampa at 7:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (313 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Tampa to Boston (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last TPA–BOS flight was cancelled 3.3% of the time, against 2.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 50% on time (18 flights)50SepOct 2025: 50% on time (26 flights)50OctNov 2025: 75% on time (24 flights)75NovDec 2025: 59% on time (17 flights)59DecJan 2026: 82% on time (22 flights)82JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71FebMar 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4957%
Tuesday4873%
Wednesday4885%
Thursday4867%
Friday4764%
Saturday2767%
Sunday4646%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 71%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%Severe weather 2%

All flights TPA → BOS · Connecting off DL 1439? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1439 from BOS to TPA late?

Delta Air Lines 1439 from Boston, MA to Tampa, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 345 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1439 from TPA to BOS late?

Delta Air Lines 1439 from Tampa, FL to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 313 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.2% 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.