Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2849
Minneapolis (MSP) to Denver (DEN) · scheduled 9:05 AM – 10:31 AM
How DL2849 performs
555 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.
DL2849 arrived on time 81.5% of the time, against 79.6% for all MSP → DEN flights — this specific departure is 1.8 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 2.2 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 555 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2849 | 81.5% | 0.90% | -4 min | 4.0% | 555 |
| Delta Air Lines on MSP → DEN | 79.2% | 0.57% | -6 min | 6.1% | 5,412 |
| All MSP → DEN flights | 79.6% | 0.71% | -7 min | 6.8% | 18,232 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2849 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN→MSP Denver to Minneapolis | 2024-12-19 – 2026-06-30 | 174 | 71.3% |
| MSP→JFK Minneapolis to New York | 2024-06-06 – 2024-06-06 | 1 | — |
| SEA→PDX Seattle to Portland | 2024-05-11 – 2024-06-01 | 5 | — |
| PDX→SEA Portland to Seattle | 2024-05-11 – 2024-06-01 | 5 | — |
| DTW→ORD Detroit to Chicago | 2024-05-06 – 2024-05-06 | 1 | — |
| DCA→DTW Washington to Detroit | 2023-07-01 – 2024-03-08 | 220 | 84.4% |
| DTW→DCA Detroit to Washington | 2023-07-01 – 2024-03-08 | 220 | 88.0% |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2849 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why DL2849 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for DL2849 on MSP → DEN. 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 MSP → DEN
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F91149 | Frontier Airlines | 84.3% | 11 min early | 778 |
| DL1025 | Delta Air Lines | 76.1% | 4 min early | 754 |
| UA2272 | United Airlines | 68.7% | 2 min early | 996 |
| DL2931 | Delta Air Lines | 65.4% | 1 min late | 738 |
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 555 records of DL2849 operating MSP → DEN, 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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