Flight Reliability
DL 1028 · Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis → Atlanta (MSP–ATL)
86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 342 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 1028 arrived on time 84% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 76%.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 342 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.
Slipping a little lately.
DL 1028 arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon79%(52 flights)
- Tue84%(43 flights)
- Wed82%(44 flights)
- Thu84%(51 flights)
- Fri82%(49 flights)
- Sat83%(47 flights)
- Sun76%(53 flights)
68%
May
Jun 65% → May 68% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 65% | 20 |
| July 2025 | 85% | 20 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 68% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 90% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 90% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 68% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 75%
- Diverted
- 0.9%
- Flights flown
- 339
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 342 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.