Flight Reliability
DL 574 · Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis → Sacramento (MSP–SMF)94% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–TUS, TUS–ATL) are included in these numbers.
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.8%
- Cancelled
- 2 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 372 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
DL 574 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 80% between 6–9 PM.
Thursdays have been rough.
DL 574 arrived on time 87% of the time on Mondays and just 69% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Trending in the right direction.
DL 574 arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon87%(54 flights)
- Tue83%(54 flights)
- Wed80%(50 flights)
- Thu69%(49 flights)
- Fri83%(52 flights)
- Sat82%(54 flights)
- Sun80%(56 flights)
- 12–3 PM82%(11 flights)
- 3–6 PM100%(11 flights)
- 6–9 PM80%(347 flights)
Jun 83% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 69% | 35 |
| January 2026 | 67% | 33 |
| February 2026 | 86% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 30 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 81%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 369
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 372 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.