Flight Reliability
DL 1887 · Delta Air Lines
Houston → Minneapolis (IAH–MSP)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MSP–IAH) are included in these numbers.
73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 17 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 153 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
DL 1887 arrived on time 86% of the time on Mondays and just 50% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the IAH–MSP route.
DL 1887 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 79% across the IAH–MSP route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 1887 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 153 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon86%(22 flights)
- Tue86%(22 flights)
- Wed64%(22 flights)
- Thu50%(22 flights)
- Fri67%(21 flights)
- Sat76%(21 flights)
- Sun68%(22 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(4 flights)
- 12–3 PM72%(148 flights)
68%
Oct
Jun 42% → Oct 68% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 42% | 26 |
| July 2025 | 72% | 32 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 97% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 68% | 28 |
- Departures on time
- 71%
- Diverted
- 0.7%
- Flights flown
- 152
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 153 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.