DL2972 MSP → DFW

Delta Air Lines · Minneapolis, MN to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 354 flights observed, 2025-07-06 to 2026-06-30 · 852 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-06's on-time rate (59%) is well below the 87% average from earlier months.

DL2972 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MSP → DFW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+29 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is DL2972 on time?

Across 354 flights on MSP → DFW from 2025-07-06 to 2026-06-30, DL2972 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +29 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time29284%
16-30 min237%
31-60 min123%
61-120 min165%
2+ hrs31%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072383%+5 min
2025-082882%+10 min
2025-093090%-6 min
2025-102983%+7 min
2025-113090%-8 min
2025-123087%-9 min
2026-012983%-7 min
2026-022889%-15 min
2026-032990%-10 min
2026-043087%-8 min
2026-053190%-3 min
2026-062959%+18 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5194%
Tue5281%
Wed5084%
Thu5190%
Fri5178%
Sat4271%
Sun4990%

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