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Flight Reliability

DL 1657 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Kansas City (MSP–MCI)

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.6%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 1657 arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays and just 65% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the MSP–MCI route.

DL 1657 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 78% across the MSP–MCI route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 1657 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 1657 was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(52 flights)
  • Tue79%(52 flights)
  • Wed71%(51 flights)
  • Thu78%(49 flights)
  • Fri76%(49 flights)
  • Sat83%(46 flights)
  • Sun65%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(349 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 56% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%25
July 202561%31
August 202574%31
September 202587%30
October 202558%31
November 202589%28
December 202563%30
January 202680%30
February 202693%27
March 202676%29
April 202686%29
May 202669%29
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
350
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 364 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.