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DL 2970 on time

Delta Air Lines 2970: Minneapolis to Dallas at 10:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
329 flights · likely 77–86%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 2970 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 2970: MSP → DFW

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 10:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (329 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92SepOct 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4986%
Tuesday4894%
Wednesday4881%
Thursday4783%
Friday4779%
Saturday4267%
Sunday4881%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 36%Late inbound plane 12%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 2970 from MSP to DFW late?

Delta Air Lines 2970 from Minneapolis, MN to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 329 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.