Flight Reliability
DL 3948 · Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis → Omaha (MSP–OMA)80% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MSP–BIS, OMA–MSP) are included in these numbers.
- 73%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 16 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 3 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 311 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
DL 3948 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 74% of the time, versus 64% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
DL 3948 arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 61% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.
DL 3948 arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 311 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon71%(44 flights)
- Tue71%(45 flights)
- Wed71%(45 flights)
- Thu78%(46 flights)
- Fri61%(46 flights)
- Sat81%(41 flights)
- Sun79%(43 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(1 flights)
- 3–6 PM74%(267 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM64%(42 flights)
Jun 53% → May 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 53% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 19 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 50% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 62% | 29 |
| February 2026 | 78% | 40 |
| March 2026 | 72% | 36 |
| April 2026 | 87% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 94% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 72%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 310
- Months covered
- 11
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 311 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.