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DL 5480 on time

Delta Air Lines 5480: Madison to Minneapolis at 6:04 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
134 flights · likely 59–75%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 5480 flights from Madison arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 5480: MSN → MSP

Scheduled to leave Madison at 6:04 p.m. local time, operated by Endeavor Air as 9E 5480. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (134 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Madison to Minneapolis (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last MSN–MSP flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 1.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2025: too few flights (4 flights)JanApr 2025: too few flights (2 flights)AprMay 2025: 67% on time (21 flights)67MayJun 2025: too few flights (6 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (14 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (9 flights)FebMar 2026: 57% on time (21 flights)57MarApr 2026: too few flights (10 flights)AprJun 2026: 57% on time (21 flights)57JunJul 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63JulAug 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2471%
Tuesday2365%
Wednesday2055%
Thursday19—
Friday2277%
Saturday3—
Sunday2357%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 70%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 5480 from MSN to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 5480 from Madison, WI to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 134 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.