DL1981Delta Air Lines · FLL → BOS
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL1981 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 07:00 BostonBOS · 10:20

DL1981 by Delta Air Lines flies from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Boston (BOS) for the Tue, Oct 13 departure.

Right nowExpected in Boston · On Time
10:13

arrival expected at BOS · 7 min early

Typical gate push+27 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~44 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-13
+21 gate · −7 arrival
10-12
+21 gate · −10 arrival
10-11
+28 gate · −24 arrival
10-10
+27 gate · −17 arrival
10-09
−31 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −17 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
FLLFort LauderdaleOn-time likelyFLL delay board →
BOSBostonHigh riskBOS delay board →
FLL→BOSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.8%Chance of cancellation
+19 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by BOS (Boston), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Fort Lauderdale to Boston flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL1953departs 11:15
DL1401departs 11:20
DL2196departs 19:20
DL9966departs 22:45

If DL1981 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Boston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in FLL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL1981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL1981 across the FLL and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 2 confirmed landings · 2/2 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL1981 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-13FLL 07:00 07:21 (+21)BOS 10:20 10:13 (−7)
10-12FLL 07:00 07:21 (+21)BOS 10:20 10:10 (−10)
10-11FLL 07:00 07:28 (+28)BOS 10:20 09:56 (−24)
10-10FLL 07:00 07:27 (+27)BOS 10:20 10:03 (−17)
10-09FLL BOS 10:20 09:49 (−31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N116DN.

Board clocks recorded as FLL and BOS published them.

Planning around DL1981? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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