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Flight Reliability

DL 2962 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Washington (MSP–DCA)

53
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
59%
Arrive within 15 minutes
24 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
6 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 266 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

DL 2962 arrived on time 67% of the time on Sundays and just 49% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well behind the MSP–DCA route.

DL 2962 arrived on time 59% of the time, versus 75% across the MSP–DCA route.

Well behind the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 2962 arrived on time 59% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(52 flights)
  • Tue—(3 flights)
  • Wed59%(51 flights)
  • Thu54%(52 flights)
  • Fri49%(49 flights)
  • Sat—(4 flights)
  • Sun67%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(260 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 32% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202532%22
July 202533%21
August 202559%22
September 202576%21
October 202573%22
November 202573%22
December 202558%26
January 202646%22
February 202678%18
March 202650%22
April 202668%22
May 202664%22
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
262
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 266 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.