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Flight Reliability

DL 2687 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Austin (MSPAUS)92% of its flights flew this route. The rest (AUS–MSP) are included in these numbers.

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 345 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DL 2687 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

DL 2687 arrived on time 91% of the time on Tuesdays and just 68% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 345 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.

Slipping a little lately.

DL 2687 arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(52 flights)
  • Tue91%(53 flights)
  • Wed89%(53 flights)
  • Thu74%(54 flights)
  • Fri78%(54 flights)
  • Sat68%(28 flights)
  • Sun82%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(5 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(188 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(109 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(20 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 79% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%29
July 202587%30
August 202574%31
September 202580%30
October 202590%31
November 202576%29
December 202574%19
January 202680%25
February 202696%22
March 202677%26
April 202681%26
May 202680%45
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
343
Months covered
12

Based on 345 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.