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DL 574 on time

Delta Air Lines 574: Minneapolis to Sacramento at 6:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
348 flights · likely 74–82%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 574 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes early.

DL 574: MSP → SMF

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 6:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (348 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Minneapolis to Sacramento (62% of days). Delta Air Lines's last MSP–SMF flight was cancelled 0.4% of the time, against 0.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 10:24 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86NovDec 2025: 47% on time (19 flights)47DecJan 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5186%
Tuesday5080%
Wednesday5086%
Thursday4963%
Friday5082%
Saturday4976%
Sunday4976%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 60%Late inbound plane 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 574 from MSP to SMF late?

Delta Air Lines 574 from Minneapolis, MN to Sacramento, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 348 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.