Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2697
Detroit (DTW) to Minneapolis (MSP) · scheduled 12:15 PM – 1:14 PM
How DL2697 performs
1,033 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
DL2697 arrived on time 85.6% of the time, against 82.1% for all DTW → MSP flights — this specific departure is 3.5 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 3.6 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 1,033 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2697 | 85.6% | 0.58% | -9 min | 4.2% | 1,033 |
| Delta Air Lines on DTW → MSP | 81.9% | 0.39% | -8 min | 5.6% | 5,667 |
| All DTW → MSP flights | 82.1% | 0.40% | -8 min | 5.6% | 6,474 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30
By day of week
Does DL2697 run worse on particular days?
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 6.3 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 DL2697 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGA→ATL New York to Atlanta | 2024-01-08 – 2024-03-08 | 45 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2697 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
When it goes wrong
The average describes a usual day. This is the day that ruins a connection.
24 min late
against a median of 9 min early
Percentiles over 1,033 operations. Cancelled and diverted flights have no arrival time and are counted separately rather than as very late arrivals.
Why DL2697 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for DL2697 on DTW → MSP. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on DTW → MSP
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL1746 | Delta Air Lines | 89.1% | 10 min early | 1,027 |
| DL2258 | Delta Air Lines | 87.8% | 10 min early | 900 |
| DL2203 | Delta Air Lines | 79.7% | 5 min early | 1,034 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 1,033 records of DL2697 operating DTW → 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.
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