Flight Reliability
DL 2846 · Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis → Newark (MSP–EWR)
55
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 70%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 15 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.8%
- Cancelled
- 4 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 353 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 2846 arrived on time 78% of the time on Wednesdays and just 62% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the MSP–EWR route.
DL 2846 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 77% across the MSP–EWR route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 2846 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
DL 2846 was cancelled 4.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon71%(49 flights)
- Tue72%(50 flights)
- Wed78%(50 flights)
- Thu71%(49 flights)
- Fri66%(50 flights)
- Sat71%(42 flights)
- Sun62%(45 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 PM71%(334 flights)
97%
May
Jun 68% → May 97% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 68% | 28 |
| July 2025 | 45% | 29 |
| August 2025 | 61% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 74% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 52% | 25 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 25 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 20 |
| March 2026 | 62% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 73% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 97% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 70%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 335
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 353 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.