Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL1242
Austin (AUS) to Minneapolis (MSP) · scheduled 6:00 AM – 8:49 AM
How DL1242 performs
860 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
DL1242 arrived on time 91.8% of the time, against 79.2% for all AUS → MSP flights — this specific departure is 12.5 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 10.6 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 860 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL1242 | 91.8% | 0.81% | -14 min | 4.2% | 860 |
| Delta Air Lines on AUS → MSP | 81.2% | 0.60% | -8 min | 8.1% | 3,150 |
| All AUS → MSP flights | 79.2% | 0.43% | -6 min | 7.7% | 4,627 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
By day of week
Does DL1242 run worse on particular days?
Thursday is historically the most reliable day and Saturday the least, a gap of 8.8 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · Days with fewer than 120 operations are not scored.
Other routes DL1242 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTW→MCO Detroit to Orlando | 2025-10-06 – 2025-12-17 | 63 | — |
| LGA→TVC New York to Traverse City | 2025-08-16 – 2025-09-07 | 9 | — |
| TVC→LGA Traverse City to New York | 2025-08-16 – 2025-09-07 | 9 | — |
| FLL→LGA Fort Lauderdale to New York | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-15 | 41 | — |
| LGA→FLL New York to Fort Lauderdale | 2023-12-07 – 2023-12-15 | 9 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL1242 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 860 records of DL1242 operating AUS → MSP, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.