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DL 321 on time

Delta Air Lines 321: Boston to Los Angeles at 8:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
284 flights · likely 58–69%
Cancelled
2.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+89 min
average delay
Similar flights
57%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 321 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 2.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

DL 321: BOS → LAX

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:35 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (284 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (57%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Boston to Los Angeles (93% of days). Delta Air Lines's last BOS–LAX flight was cancelled 2.7% of the time, against 1.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:20 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 41% on time (17 flights)41SepOct 2025: 43% on time (23 flights)43OctNov 2025: 70% on time (20 flights)70NovDec 2025: too few flights (10 flights)DecJan 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JanFeb 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67MayJun 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74JunJul 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58JulAug 2026: 43% on time (21 flights)43Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4652%
Tuesday4073%
Wednesday4264%
Thursday4264%
Friday4470%
Saturday2374%
Sunday4755%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%

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Questions

How often is DL 321 from BOS to LAX late?

Delta Air Lines 321 from Boston, MA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 284 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.8% 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.