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DL 2697 on time

Delta Air Lines 2697: Detroit to Minneapolis at 12:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
364 flights · likely 80–87%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 2697 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 2697: DTW → MSP

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 12:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (364 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: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5391%
Tuesday5288%
Wednesday5277%
Thursday5292%
Friday5281%
Saturday5184%
Sunday5273%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Late inbound plane 21%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 2697 from DTW to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 2697 from Detroit, MI to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.