Flight Reliability
DL 1282 · Delta Air Lines
Las Vegas → Minneapolis (LAS–MSP)
97
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 95%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 17 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturday is the weak spot.
DL 1282 arrived on time 100% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 92%.
Better than the LAS–MSP route average.
DL 1282 arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 87% across the LAS–MSP route.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 1282 arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Ticking up lately.
DL 1282 arrived on time 97% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 91% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon94%(51 flights)
- Tue92%(52 flights)
- Wed100%(50 flights)
- Thu96%(52 flights)
- Fri96%(52 flights)
- Sat92%(52 flights)
- Sun94%(51 flights)
97%
May
Jun 90% → May 97% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 100% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 100% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 87% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 93% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 97% | 29 |
- Departures on time
- 94%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 360
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 365 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.