DL4971 MSP → PIT

Delta Air Lines · Minneapolis, MN to Pittsburgh, PA · 146 flights observed, 2026-01-05 to 2026-06-30 · 726 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -7 min, while the worst 10% run +54 min or later.

DL4971 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MSP → PIT, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is DL4971 on time?

Across 146 flights on MSP → PIT from 2026-01-05 to 2026-06-30, DL4971 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +54 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time10775%
16-30 min1410%
31-60 min128%
61-120 min64%
2+ hrs43%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012584%-2 min
2026-022882%-7 min
2026-033073%+8 min
2026-043073%+5 min
2026-05683%-8 min
2026-062458%+29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2291%
Tue2181%
Wed2167%
Thu2070%
Fri2065%
Sat2080%
Sun1968%

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