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DL2278

Minneapolis (MSP) to Fargo (FAR) · scheduled 6:30 PM – 7:19 PM

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How DL2278 performs

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

On-time arrivals
80.0%
419 of 524 completed
Cancellation rate
0.76%
4 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-7 min
Average 7.8 min
Severe delays
5.2%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
75 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
77.9%
Left the gate on time

DL2278 arrived on time 80.0% of the time, against 82.7% for all MSPFAR flights — this specific departure is 2.8 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 1.3 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 528 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL227880.0%0.76%-7 min5.2%528
Delta Air Lines on MSPFAR81.3%0.47%-8 min5.6%2,124
All MSPFAR flights82.7%0.39%-9 min6.1%4,597

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

Other routes DL2278 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
RDULAS Raleigh–Durham to Las Vegas2025-10-062025-12-1974
DTWIND Detroit to Indianapolis2024-07-022024-07-021
JACSLC Jackson to Salt Lake City2023-07-012024-06-0628086.8%
SLCJAC Salt Lake City to Jackson2023-07-012024-06-0628086.8%
SEASAN Seattle to San Diego2024-01-082024-03-0962

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2278 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 528 records of DL2278 operating MSPFAR, 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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