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DL1461

Minneapolis (MSP) to Detroit (DTW) · scheduled 6:00 AM – 8:54 AM

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How DL1461 performs

754 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
93.1%
697 of 749 completed
Cancellation rate
0.66%
5 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-11 min
Average -7.0 min
Severe delays
1.6%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
53 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
94.4%
Left the gate on time

DL1461 arrived on time 93.1% of the time, against 84.7% for all MSPDTW flights — this specific departure is 8.4 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 8.4 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 754 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL146193.1%0.66%-11 min1.6%754
Delta Air Lines on MSPDTW84.7%0.42%-8 min4.7%5,672
All MSPDTW flights84.7%0.45%-8 min4.9%6,481

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Other routes DL1461 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.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
SANMSP San Diego to Minneapolis2023-07-012024-06-0625292.4%
MCOLGA Orlando to New York2024-04-092024-05-0628
JFKPHX New York to Phoenix2024-01-082024-03-0962

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL1461 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 754 records of DL1461 operating MSPDTW, 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.

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