Flight Reliability
DL 1544 · Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis → Chicago (MSP–ORD)91% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–EGE, EGE–ATL) are included in these numbers.
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 373 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DL 1544 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 56% between 3–6 PM.
Saturdays have been rough.
DL 1544 arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays and just 59% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the MSP–ORD route average.
DL 1544 arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 71% across the MSP–ORD route.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 373 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon82%(54 flights)
- Tue85%(54 flights)
- Wed80%(54 flights)
- Thu83%(53 flights)
- Fri81%(52 flights)
- Sat59%(49 flights)
- Sun78%(54 flights)
- 6–9 AM81%(338 flights)
- 12–3 PM56%(16 flights)
- 3–6 PM56%(16 flights)
Jun 80% → May 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 58% | 43 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 34 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 85% | 27 |
| April 2026 | 89% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 94% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 86%
- Diverted
- 0.5%
- Flights flown
- 370
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 373 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.