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DL 2159 on time

Delta Air Lines 2159: San Francisco to Minneapolis at 3:26 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
323 flights · likely 67–77%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2159 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 2159: SFO → MSP

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 3:26 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (323 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from San Francisco to Minneapolis (60% of days). Delta Air Lines's last SFO–MSP flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 0.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 12:40 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69NovDec 2025: 68% on time (19 flights)68DecJan 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4858%
Tuesday4785%
Wednesday4777%
Thursday4667%
Friday4562%
Saturday4493%
Sunday4665%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 61%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%

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Questions

How often is DL 2159 from SFO to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 2159 from San Francisco, CA to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 323 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.