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Flight Reliability

DL 2871 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Hartford (MSP–BDL)

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 2871 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 70% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DL 2871 arrived on time 85% of the time on Fridays and just 65% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the MSP–BDL route.

DL 2871 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 82% across the MSP–BDL route.

A bit behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2871 arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(50 flights)
  • Tue82%(51 flights)
  • Wed81%(52 flights)
  • Thu65%(51 flights)
  • Fri85%(52 flights)
  • Sat82%(49 flights)
  • Sun78%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM70%(10 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(345 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 67% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202570%30
August 202577%31
September 202583%30
October 202590%31
November 202586%29
December 202568%31
January 202672%29
February 202680%25
March 202683%30
April 202679%28
May 202668%31
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
355
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 364 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.