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DL 2849 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Denver (MSP–DEN)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (DEN–MSP) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 175 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

DL 2849 arrived on time 96% of the time on Mondays and just 76% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the MSP–DEN route.

DL 2849 arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 78% across the MSP–DEN route.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 2849 arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon96%(24 flights)
  • Tue80%(25 flights)
  • Wed80%(25 flights)
  • Thu80%(25 flights)
  • Fri76%(25 flights)
  • Sat85%(26 flights)
  • Sun83%(23 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(6 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(167 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 83% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%12
December 202567%12
January 202674%31
February 202689%28
March 202683%29
April 202693%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
91%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
173
Months covered
7

Same route, other flights

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Based on 175 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.