Flight Reliability
DL 1996 · Delta Air Lines
Boston → Tampa (BOS–TPA)
93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 90%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 12 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 188 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 1996 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays and just 79% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well ahead of the BOS–TPA route.
DL 1996 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 75% across the BOS–TPA route.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 1996 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon89%(27 flights)
- Tue96%(27 flights)
- Wed96%(27 flights)
- Thu89%(28 flights)
- Fri96%(27 flights)
- Sat82%(22 flights)
- Sun79%(28 flights)
88%
Dec
Jun 96% → Dec 88% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 96% | 23 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 27 |
| October 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 82% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 88% | 16 |
- Departures on time
- 92%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 186
- Months covered
- 7
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 188 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.