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DL 2789 · Delta Air Lines

San Francisco → Minneapolis (SFO–MSP)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DTW–SAV, SAV–DTW) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
14 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 230 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DL 2789 departing between 12–3 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 82% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Saturdays have been rough.

DL 2789 arrived on time 97% of the time on Tuesdays and just 73% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the SFO–MSP route.

DL 2789 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 86% across the SFO–MSP route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2789 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(38 flights)
  • Tue97%(29 flights)
  • Wed96%(27 flights)
  • Thu91%(33 flights)
  • Fri94%(34 flights)
  • Sat73%(40 flights)
  • Sun96%(28 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM93%(204 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
42%
May

Jun 96% → May 42% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202596%28
July 202597%30
August 202590%31
September 202596%25
October 202597%31
November 202593%29
December 202590%10
March 202677%13
April 202685%20
May 202642%12
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
229
Months covered
10

Same route, other flights

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Based on 230 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.