Flight Reliability
DL 1036 · Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis → Atlanta (MSP–ATL)95% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PNS–ATL, ATL–PNS) are included in these numbers.
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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 83%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 367 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
12–3 PM has a slight edge.
Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, against 80% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 1036 arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays and just 70% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 367 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon91%(54 flights)
- Tue85%(54 flights)
- Wed92%(52 flights)
- Thu88%(50 flights)
- Fri77%(51 flights)
- Sat77%(48 flights)
- Sun70%(56 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(20 flights)
- 12–3 PM87%(60 flights)
- 3–6 PM82%(285 flights)
87%
May
Jun 69% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 69% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 81% | 36 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 86% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 84% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 81%
- Diverted
- 0.5%
- Flights flown
- 365
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 367 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.