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Flight Reliability

DL 1461 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Detroit (MSP–DTW)

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
94%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min early
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Saturday if you can.

DL 1461 arrived on time 100% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 89%.

Better than the MSP–DTW route average.

DL 1461 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 83% across the MSP–DTW route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 1461 arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Ticking up lately.

DL 1461 arrived on time 94% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 89% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon96%(52 flights)
  • Tue100%(52 flights)
  • Wed94%(52 flights)
  • Thu92%(52 flights)
  • Fri94%(50 flights)
  • Sat89%(52 flights)
  • Sun92%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(358 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 97% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202597%31
August 202594%31
September 202597%30
October 2025100%31
November 202593%30
December 202586%29
January 202690%31
February 202689%28
March 202693%30
April 202693%30
May 202697%31
Departures on time
95%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
362
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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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.