DL488Delta Air Lines · BOS → ATL
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL488 BostonBOS · 20:57 AtlantaATL · 23:46

DL488 by Delta Air Lines flies from Boston (BOS) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Fri, Sep 11 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate A16
20:57

departs BOS · on schedule

Typical gate push+23 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~26 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
09-11
−14 arrival
09-10
+1 gate · −14 arrival
09-07
+13 gate · +41 arrival
09-04
+23 gate · −3 arrival
09-03
+77 gate · +58 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 −3 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BOSBostonOn-time likelyBOS delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
BOS→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by BOS (Boston), currently flying VFR (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 Boston to Atlanta flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2242departs 05:30
DL695departs 06:50
DL923departs 07:55
DL456departs 08:55
DL1083departs 09:55
DL385departs 10:15

If DL488 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Boston to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL488 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL488 across the BOS and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 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 DL488 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
09-11BOS 20:57ATL 23:46 23:32 (−14)
09-10BOS 20:57 20:58 (+1)ATL 23:46 23:32 (−14)
09-07BOS 20:45 20:58 (+13)ATL 23:59 00:40 (+41)
09-04BOS 20:45 21:08 (+23)ATL 23:59 23:56 (−3)
09-03BOS 20:45 22:02 (+77)ATL 23:59 00:57 (+58)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N338DN, N365NB, N375DN, N326DN.

Board clocks recorded as BOS and ATL published them.

Planning around DL488? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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