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Flight Reliability

DL 1052 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Atlanta (MSP–ATL)

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, against 85% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

DL 1052 arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 84%.

A bit ahead of the MSP–ATL route.

DL 1052 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 84% across the MSP–ATL route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 1052 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(52 flights)
  • Tue90%(52 flights)
  • Wed94%(52 flights)
  • Thu87%(52 flights)
  • Fri90%(52 flights)
  • Sat84%(51 flights)
  • Sun88%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(321 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(41 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 97% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202590%31
August 202583%29
September 202593%30
October 202594%31
November 202583%30
December 202581%31
January 202687%31
February 202693%28
March 202687%30
April 202693%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
89%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
362
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 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.