Flight Reliability
DL 2198 · Delta Air Lines
Los Angeles → Minneapolis (LAX–MSP)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MYR–DTW) are included in these numbers.
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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 86%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 0 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 7 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 326 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
3–6 PM has a slight edge.
Departures between 3–6 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, against 80% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 2198 arrived on time 91% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 81%.
A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 2198 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 326 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon84%(49 flights)
- Tue84%(44 flights)
- Wed91%(44 flights)
- Thu90%(48 flights)
- Fri85%(48 flights)
- Sat84%(44 flights)
- Sun81%(48 flights)
- 12–3 PM80%(15 flights)
- 3–6 PM86%(310 flights)
87%
May
Jun 71% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 71% | 24 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 90% | 19 |
| January 2026 | 93% | 27 |
| February 2026 | 93% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 90% | 20 |
| April 2026 | 84% | 25 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 86%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 325
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 326 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.