Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL973
Boston (BOS) to Atlanta (ATL) · scheduled 10:10 AM – 12:57 PM
How DL973 performs
901 operations, 2023-07-09 to 2026-06-30.
DL973 arrived on time 82.6% of the time, against 78.8% for all BOS → ATL flights — this specific departure is 3.8 percentage points better than the route as a whole.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 901 operations between 2023-07-09 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL973 | 82.6% | 1.44% | -7 min | 7.2% | 901 |
| Delta Air Lines on BOS → ATL | 82.3% | 1.06% | -9 min | 6.4% | 10,882 |
| All BOS → ATL flights | 78.8% | 1.32% | -8 min | 7.8% | 15,002 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-09 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL973 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL→FAY Atlanta to Fayetteville | 2024-05-11 – 2024-06-01 | 5 | — |
| FAY→ATL Fayetteville to Atlanta | 2024-05-11 – 2024-06-01 | 5 | — |
| MCI→ATL Kansas City to Atlanta | 2024-01-08 – 2024-03-09 | 34 | — |
| ATL→MCI Atlanta to Kansas City | 2024-01-08 – 2024-02-12 | 14 | — |
| ATL→SFO Atlanta to San Francisco | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-06 | 31 | — |
| BOS→DFW Boston to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-08 | 2 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL973 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 901 records of DL973 operating BOS → ATL, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.