Flight Reliability
DL 2261 · Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis → Las Vegas (MSP–LAS)
91
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 89%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Wednesdays have been rough.
DL 2261 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays and just 81% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the MSP–LAS route.
DL 2261 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 83% across the MSP–LAS route.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 2261 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon90%(51 flights)
- Tue96%(52 flights)
- Wed81%(52 flights)
- Thu89%(52 flights)
- Fri90%(50 flights)
- Sat89%(52 flights)
- Sun88%(51 flights)
84%
May
Jun 90% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 90% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 93% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 92%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 360
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 365 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.