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DL 1026 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Atlanta (MSP–ATL)

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 357 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 1026 arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays and just 70% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the MSP–ATL route.

DL 1026 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 84% across the MSP–ATL route.

Ticking up lately.

DL 1026 arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 71% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(51 flights)
  • Tue89%(52 flights)
  • Wed85%(52 flights)
  • Thu73%(51 flights)
  • Fri76%(50 flights)
  • Sat77%(48 flights)
  • Sun70%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(353 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 74% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%27
July 202586%29
August 202594%31
September 202590%30
October 202587%31
November 202583%30
December 202574%31
January 202673%30
February 202664%28
March 202667%30
April 202686%28
May 202669%29
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
354
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 357 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.