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Flight Reliability

DL 2897 · Delta Air Lines

Kansas City → Salt Lake City (MCI–SLC)

93
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
92%
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

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 2897 arrived on time 96% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 87%.

A bit ahead of the MCI–SLC route.

DL 2897 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 88% across the MCI–SLC route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 2897 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 2897 arrived on time 94% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(50 flights)
  • Tue90%(51 flights)
  • Wed94%(52 flights)
  • Thu96%(51 flights)
  • Fri96%(52 flights)
  • Sat90%(49 flights)
  • Sun87%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 93% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202593%30
August 202597%30
September 202593%30
October 2025100%31
November 202587%30
December 202587%31
January 202684%31
February 202688%25
March 202693%30
April 202690%30
May 2026100%30
Departures on time
95%
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.