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DL 1042 on time

Delta Air Lines 1042: Austin to Minneapolis at 6:04 p.m.; Minneapolis to Austin at 2:20 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for AUS → MSP, its busiest leg

On time
69%
264 flights · likely 64–75%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 1042 flights from Austin arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

DL 1042: AUS → MSP

Scheduled to leave Austin at 6:04 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (264 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Austin to Minneapolis (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last AUS–MSP flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:10 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88SepOct 2025: 59% on time (22 flights)59OctNov 2025: 71% on time (24 flights)71NovDec 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65DecJan 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (22 flights)82FebMar 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70MarApr 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73AprMay 2026: too few flights (5 flights)MayJun 2026: 56% on time (18 flights)56JunJul 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58JulAug 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4573%
Tuesday4466%
Wednesday4276%
Thursday4166%
Friday4475%
Saturday6—
Sunday4262%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 3%

All flights AUS → MSP · Connecting off DL 1042? Check the risk

DL 1042: MSP → AUS

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 2:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (163 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 70% on time (23 flights)70MayJun 2025: 63% on time (27 flights)63JunJul 2025: 58% on time (26 flights)58JulAug 2025: 59% on time (22 flights)59AugSep 2025: 94% on time (17 flights)94SepOct 2025: 68% on time (25 flights)68OctNov 2025: 76% on time (25 flights)76NovDec 2025: 69% on time (26 flights)69DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanJun 2026: 78% on time (18 flights)78JunJul 2026: 50% on time (24 flights)50JulAug 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2763%
Tuesday2677%
Wednesday2479%
Thursday2483%
Friday2665%
Saturday9—
Sunday2770%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 52%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Late inbound plane 18%

All flights MSP → AUS · Connecting off DL 1042? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1042 from AUS to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 1042 from Austin, TX to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 264 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1042 from MSP to AUS late?

Delta Air Lines 1042 from Minneapolis, MN to Austin, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 163 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.