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Delta Air Lines / MSP → IAH

DL 2656 on time

Delta Air Lines 2656: Minneapolis to Houston at 7:05 a.m.; Houston to Minneapolis at 10:45 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSP → IAH, its busiest leg

On time
86%
360 flights · likely 82–89%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 2656 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 2656: MSP → IAH

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 7:05 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (360 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MarApr 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5383%
Tuesday5296%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5296%
Friday5283%
Saturday4774%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 48%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 11%Severe weather 10%

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DL 2656: IAH → MSP

Scheduled to leave Houston at 10:45 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (224 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 2, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 83% on time (23 flights)83JulAug 2025: 80% on time (20 flights)80AugSep 2025: 94% on time (17 flights)94SepOct 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92OctNov 2025: 64% on time (22 flights)64NovDec 2025: 71% on time (17 flights)71DecMar 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71MarApr 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: too few flights (2 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3482%
Tuesday3391%
Wednesday3379%
Thursday3482%
Friday3474%
Saturday2277%
Sunday3476%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 2%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 2656 from MSP to IAH late?

Delta Air Lines 2656 from Minneapolis, MN to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 360 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2656 from IAH to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 2656 from Houston, TX to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 224 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% 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.