DL865 AtlantaATL · 22:40 BostonBOS · 01:20
DL865 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Boston (BOS) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
arrival expected at BOS · 17 min early
board checked 42m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ATL and BOS are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastAtlanta to Boston with Delta Air Lines · Wed 28 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.3%0.5× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.5%0.5× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 11 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Atlanta to Boston flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL865 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Boston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How DL865 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL865 across the ATL and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 DL865 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N353DN, N578DN.
Board clocks recorded as ATL and BOS published them.
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