Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2538
Raleigh–Durham (RDU) to Minneapolis (MSP) · scheduled 6:00 AM – 7:52 AM
How DL2538 performs
600 operations, 2024-10-01 to 2026-06-30.
DL2538 arrived on time 91.9% of the time, against 85.1% for all RDU → MSP flights — this specific departure is 6.8 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 6.8 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 600 operations between 2024-10-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2538 | 91.9% | 1.00% | -13 min | 3.4% | 600 |
| Delta Air Lines on RDU → MSP | 85.1% | 0.74% | -11 min | 5.6% | 3,641 |
| All RDU → MSP flights | 85.1% | 0.76% | -11 min | 5.5% | 3,673 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-10-01 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2538 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTV→MSP Burlington to Minneapolis | 2024-06-07 – 2024-09-08 | 94 | 79.3% |
| MSP→BTV Minneapolis to Burlington | 2024-06-07 – 2024-09-08 | 94 | 87.0% |
| ATL→ORF Atlanta to Norfolk | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 31 | — |
| ORF→ATL Norfolk to Atlanta | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 26 | — |
| ATL→CHA Atlanta to Chattanooga | 2024-03-10 – 2024-05-06 | 47 | — |
| CHA→ATL Chattanooga to Atlanta | 2024-03-10 – 2024-05-06 | 47 | — |
| MSP→BIL Minneapolis to Billings | 2023-07-01 – 2024-01-07 | 150 | 76.2% |
| MCI→MSP Kansas City to Minneapolis | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-06 | 31 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2538 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 600 records of DL2538 operating RDU → 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.