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DL 1533 on time

Delta Air Lines 1533: Minneapolis to Chicago at 1:20 p.m.; Chicago to Minneapolis at 3:55 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSP → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
66%
224 flights · likely 59–72%
Cancelled
3.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 1533 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 3.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes late.

DL 1533: MSP → ORD

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 1:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (224 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%May 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67NovDec 2025: 24% on time (17 flights)24DecMay 2026: 80% on time (25 flights)80MayJun 2026: 69% on time (29 flights)69JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3259%
Tuesday3269%
Wednesday3275%
Thursday3370%
Friday3266%
Saturday3174%
Sunday3247%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 39%Late inbound plane 15%Severe weather 4%

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DL 1533: ORD → MSP

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 3:55 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 58% of the time (216 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%May 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70MayJun 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73AugSep 2025: 59% on time (29 flights)59SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68NovDec 2025: 24% on time (17 flights)24DecMay 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72MayJun 2026: 55% on time (29 flights)55JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3253%
Tuesday3250%
Wednesday3263%
Thursday3263%
Friday3161%
Saturday2564%
Sunday3253%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 67%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 1%

All flights ORD → MSP · Connecting off DL 1533? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1533 from MSP to ORD late?

Delta Air Lines 1533 from Minneapolis, MN to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 224 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.1% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1533 from ORD to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 1533 from Chicago, IL to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 42% of 216 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.8% 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.