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Flight Reliability

DL 2863 · Delta Air Lines

Kalispell → Minneapolis (FCAMSP)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LGA–BOS, MSP–DSM) are included in these numbers.

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 71 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

3–6 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 3–6 PM arrived on time 87% of the time, against 81% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

DL 2863 arrived on time 100% of the time on Fridays and just 60% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2863 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(11 flights)
  • Tue91%(11 flights)
  • Wed60%(10 flights)
  • Thu(9 flights)
  • Fri100%(10 flights)
  • Sat100%(10 flights)
  • Sun(9 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM81%(31 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(37 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
Apr

Jan 85% → Apr 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
January 202685%26
February 202691%11
April 202683%18
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
70
Months covered
7

Based on 71 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.