Flight Reliability
DL 2981 · Delta Air Lines
Atlanta → Minneapolis (ATL–MSP)
79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 1 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 326 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Saturdays have been rough.
DL 2981 arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays and just 59% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the ATL–MSP route.
DL 2981 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the ATL–MSP route.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 2981 arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 326 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon77%(51 flights)
- Tue71%(42 flights)
- Wed85%(41 flights)
- Thu68%(50 flights)
- Fri80%(51 flights)
- Sat59%(39 flights)
- Sun74%(50 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 PM74%(323 flights)
77%
May
Jun 59% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 22 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 17 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 23 |
| September 2025 | 96% | 22 |
| October 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 52% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 84% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 70% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 63% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 72%
- Diverted
- 0.3%
- Flights flown
- 324
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 326 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.