DCA → MSP Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · Washington, DC to Minneapolis, MN · 1,716 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 17 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -8 min, while the worst 10% run +52 min or later.
On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+52 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from DCA to MSP?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on DCA → MSP (1,716 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 80% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +52 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,35080%
16-30 min825%
31-60 min1036%
61-120 min754%
2+ hrs694%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0713971%+49 min
2025-0814478%+12 min
2025-0914292%-3 min
2025-1014592%-9 min
2025-1113688%-2 min
2025-1214170%+17 min
2026-0113771%+14 min
2026-0212780%+6 min
2026-0314078%+18 min
2026-0414183%+3 min
2026-0514583%+8 min
2026-0614279%+12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon25285%
Tue26183%
Wed21081%
Thu25176%
Fri25577%
Sat25183%
Sun19978%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…