DL256Delta Air Lines · BOS → AMS
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL256 BostonBOS · 16:45 AmsterdamAMS · 05:40

DL256 by Delta Air Lines flies from Boston (BOS) to Amsterdam (AMS) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Amsterdam · off blocks 16:35 · 10 min early
05:40

estimated arrival at AMS · local time · ~64 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
BOS192 mi · ~64 min leftAMS
39,000 ftAltitudecruising
581 mphSpeed505 kt
107°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 38m

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−48 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~43 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
−10 gate
10-15
−5 gate · −48 arrival
10-14
−2 gate · −59 arrival
10-13
−47 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
BOSBostonOn-time likelyBOS delay board →
AMSAmsterdamOn-time likelyAMS delay board →
BOS→AMSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at BOS and AMS 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 →

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 Amsterdam flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL242departs 18:55

If DL256 is cancelled, this is the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flight from Boston to Amsterdam 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 DL256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL256 across the BOS and AMS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +0 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL256 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
10-16BOS 16:45 16:35 (−10)AMS 05:40
10-15BOS 16:45 16:40 (−5)AMS 05:40 04:52 (−48)
10-14BOS 16:45 16:43 (−2)AMS 05:40 04:41 (−59)
10-13BOS AMS 05:40 04:53 (−47)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N433DX, N413DX, N437DX.

Board clocks recorded as BOS and AMS published them.

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