DL2971 DFW → MSP

Delta Air Lines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Minneapolis, MN · 90 flights observed, 2025-12-20 to 2026-06-05 · 852 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 93% on-time on Thursdays vs. 50% on Sundays.

DL2971 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → MSP, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+80 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is DL2971 on time?

Across 90 flights on DFW → MSP from 2025-12-20 to 2026-06-05, DL2971 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +80 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time6573%
16-30 min89%
31-60 min56%
61-120 min44%
2+ hrs78%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-12967%+117 min
2026-01475%+12 min
2026-032080%+1 min
2026-042673%+14 min
2026-052568%+22 min
2026-06580%+25 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1587%
Tue1567%
Wed1369%
Thu1493%
Fri1573%
Sat367%
Sun1450%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…