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DL 430 · Delta Air Lines

Los Angeles → Minneapolis (LAX–MSP)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (MCO–DTW, DTW–MCO) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 385 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 430 departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 53% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 430 arrived on time 90% of the time on Saturdays and just 71% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the LAX–MSP route.

DL 430 arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 86% across the LAX–MSP route.

Trending in the right direction.

DL 430 arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(55 flights)
  • Tue84%(55 flights)
  • Wed89%(55 flights)
  • Thu89%(56 flights)
  • Fri73%(56 flights)
  • Sat90%(51 flights)
  • Sun71%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM75%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(34 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(325 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 77% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%30
July 202568%31
August 202590%31
September 202597%30
October 202594%31
November 202586%29
December 202587%31
January 202658%31
February 202671%42
March 202675%36
April 202693%30
May 202694%31
Departures on time
81%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
383
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 385 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.