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Flight Reliability

DL 2872 · Delta Air Lines

Baltimore → Minneapolis (BWI–MSP)

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Monday is the weak spot.

DL 2872 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 85%.

Better than the BWI–MSP route average.

DL 2872 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 82% across the BWI–MSP route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2872 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Ticking up lately.

DL 2872 arrived on time 92% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 87% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(48 flights)
  • Tue94%(51 flights)
  • Wed92%(52 flights)
  • Thu92%(52 flights)
  • Fri92%(52 flights)
  • Sat87%(52 flights)
  • Sun94%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 90% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%29
July 202597%31
August 202594%31
September 202587%30
October 202594%31
November 202593%30
December 202587%30
January 202679%28
February 202696%27
March 202687%30
April 202697%30
May 202694%31
Departures on time
93%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.