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DL 5530 · Delta Air Lines

Minneapolis → Richmond (MSP–RIC)92% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–XNA, DTW–IND) are included in these numbers.

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 289 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DL 5530 departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 42% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DL 5530 arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays and just 64% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 5530 arrived on time 72% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(39 flights)
  • Tue80%(46 flights)
  • Wed70%(47 flights)
  • Thu76%(41 flights)
  • Fri64%(42 flights)
  • Sat75%(28 flights)
  • Sun66%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM42%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(257 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 67% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%27
July 202577%31
August 202574%31
September 202566%29
October 202584%31
November 202567%18
December 202540%10
January 202682%22
February 202674%23
March 202662%26
April 202660%10
May 202677%26
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
284
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 289 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.