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DL 799 · Delta Air Lines

Los Angeles → Minneapolis (LAX–MSP)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ATL–BTR) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 356 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DL 799 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 75% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Saturdays have been rough.

DL 799 arrived on time 98% of the time on Tuesdays and just 78% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the LAX–MSP route.

DL 799 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 86% across the LAX–MSP route.

Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.

DL 799 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(52 flights)
  • Tue98%(52 flights)
  • Wed92%(52 flights)
  • Thu89%(52 flights)
  • Fri90%(52 flights)
  • Sat78%(45 flights)
  • Sun90%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(334 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(5 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 87% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202594%31
August 202584%31
September 202597%30
October 2025100%31
November 202597%30
December 202577%31
January 202697%29
February 202682%22
March 202683%29
April 202687%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
355
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 356 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.