Skip to content
WanderNerd
Check a flight

Flight Reliability

DL 2961 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Washington (MSP–DCA)

61
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 361 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursdays have been rough.

DL 2961 arrived on time 76% of the time on Saturdays and just 58% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the MSP–DCA route.

DL 2961 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 75% across the MSP–DCA route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2961 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

DL 2961 was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(48 flights)
  • Tue75%(52 flights)
  • Wed71%(48 flights)
  • Thu58%(50 flights)
  • Fri63%(51 flights)
  • Sat76%(50 flights)
  • Sun69%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(346 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 60% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%30
July 202554%28
August 202577%30
September 202586%29
October 202577%31
November 202576%29
December 202564%28
January 202670%27
February 202665%26
March 202657%28
April 202653%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
347
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

Keep nerding

Based on 361 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.