DL1398

DL1398 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest Boston to New Orleans. Of 945 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 78.9% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January5831▼ 46.6%
February5628▼ 50.0%
March4231▼ 26.2%
April3230▼ 6.3%
May3156▲ 80.6%
June5336▼ 32.1%
July6231▼ 50.0%
August62––
September54––
October61–in progress
November58––
December50––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)334243▼ 27.2%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January86.5%79.3%▼ 8.4%
February73.2%84.0%▲ 14.7%
March76.2%83.3%▲ 9.4%
April87.5%86.7%▼ 0.9%
May67.7%87.5%▲ 29.2%
June64.2%86.1%▲ 34.2%
July67.7%80.7%▲ 19.1%
August82.3%––
September65.4%––
October72.1%–in progress
November86.2%––
December83.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)74.7%83.9%▲ 12.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January62▼ 66.7%
February03–
March01–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September2––
October0–in progress
November0––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)660.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 98.4% 930
  • Cancelled 1.6% 15

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. BOS–MSY656 84.5%
  2. MSY–BOS289 66.3%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 70.0% 0
November 2024 29 29 100.0% 0
December 2024 34 34 82.4% 0
January 2025 58 52 86.5% 6
February 2025 56 56 73.2% 0
March 2025 42 42 76.2% 0
April 2025 32 32 87.5% 0
May 2025 31 31 67.7% 0
June 2025 53 53 64.2% 0
July 2025 62 62 67.7% 0
August 2025 62 62 82.3% 0
September 2025 54 52 65.4% 2
October 2025 61 61 72.1% 0
November 2025 58 58 86.2% 0
December 2025 50 49 83.7% 1
January 2026 31 29 79.3% 2
February 2026 28 25 84.0% 3
March 2026 31 30 83.3% 1
April 2026 30 30 86.7% 0
May 2026 56 56 87.5% 0
June 2026 36 36 86.1% 0
July 2026 31 31 80.7% 0

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