Flight Reliability
DL 1746 · Delta Air Lines
Detroit → Minneapolis (DTW–MSP)
91
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 85%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
DL 1746 arrived on time 89% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 78%.
A bit ahead of the DTW–MSP route.
DL 1746 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 79% across the DTW–MSP route.
A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 1746 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Trending in the right direction.
DL 1746 arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon87%(52 flights)
- Tue84%(51 flights)
- Wed87%(52 flights)
- Thu89%(52 flights)
- Fri78%(51 flights)
- Sat87%(52 flights)
- Sun87%(52 flights)
97%
May
Jun 97% → May 97% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 81% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 68% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 83% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 97% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 87%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 362
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
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.