Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL1280
Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis (MSP) · scheduled 7:25 PM – 9:00 PM
How DL1280 performs
835 operations, 2023-09-10 to 2026-06-29.
DL1280 arrived on time 71.9% of the time, against 82.0% for all ATL → MSP flights — this specific departure is 10.1 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 10.8 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 835 operations between 2023-09-10 to 2026-06-29
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL1280 | 71.9% | 0.48% | -1 min | 8.3% | 835 |
| Delta Air Lines on ATL → MSP | 82.7% | 0.34% | -6 min | 4.7% | 9,480 |
| All ATL → MSP flights | 82.0% | 0.42% | -6 min | 5.0% | 10,857 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-09-10 to 2026-06-29
Other routes DL1280 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOB→ATL Mobile to Atlanta | 2024-11-07 – 2024-11-10 | 3 | — |
| DTW→LGA Detroit to New York | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 24 | — |
| LGA→PBI New York to West Palm Beach | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 58 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL1280 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 835 records of DL1280 operating ATL → 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.