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DL 5020 on time

Delta Air Lines 5020: Des Moines to Minneapolis at 6:03 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
138 flights · likely 66–81%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+81 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 5020 flights from Des Moines arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 5020: DSM → MSP

Scheduled to leave Des Moines at 6:03 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5020. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (138 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Des Moines to Minneapolis (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last DSM–MSP flight was cancelled 1.7% of the time, against 1.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:55 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 74% on time (23 flights)74MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: 68% on time (19 flights)68JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebApr 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2264%
Tuesday2277%
Wednesday2277%
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday15—
Sunday19—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

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Questions

How often is DL 5020 from DSM to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 5020 from Des Moines, IA to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 138 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.