DL973 BostonBOS · 19:10 AtlantaATL · 22:00
DL973 by Delta Air Lines flies from Boston (BOS) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.
departs BOS · 38 min late
board checked 36m 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
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at BOS and ATL 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Boston to Atlanta flights today
same route · Delta Air LinesIf DL973 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 DL973 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL973 across the BOS and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~120 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 0/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL973 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: N365DN, N348DN, N325DN.
Board clocks recorded as BOS and ATL published them.
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