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Flight Reliability

DL 2781 · Delta Air Lines

Boston → Minneapolis (BOSMSP)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DEN–ATL, MCI–ATL) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
93%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 153 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

DL 2781 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 69% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Saturdays have been rough.

DL 2781 arrived on time 100% of the time on Tuesdays and just 83% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the BOS–MSP route average.

DL 2781 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 84% across the BOS–MSP route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2781 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon96%(23 flights)
  • Tue100%(23 flights)
  • Wed100%(23 flights)
  • Thu87%(23 flights)
  • Fri96%(22 flights)
  • Sat83%(24 flights)
  • Sun93%(14 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(129 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM69%(16 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
Dec

Jun 97% → Dec 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202597%29
August 202596%28
September 202592%26
October 2025100%23
December 202567%12
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
152
Months covered
7

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.