Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2946
Bozeman (BZN) to Minneapolis (MSP) · scheduled 2:00 PM – 7:15 PM
How DL2946 performs
572 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.
DL2946 arrived on time 82.0% of the time, against 87.1% for all BZN → MSP flights — this specific departure is 5.0 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 5.0 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 572 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2946 | 82.0% | 0.17% | -11 min | 5.1% | 572 |
| Delta Air Lines on BZN → MSP | 87.1% | 0.41% | -12 min | 4.2% | 2,416 |
| All BZN → MSP flights | 87.1% | 0.41% | -12 min | 4.2% | 2,416 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2946 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSP→BZN Minneapolis to Bozeman | 2024-06-07 – 2026-06-30 | 535 | 83.5% |
| MSP→CVG Minneapolis to Cincinnati / Covington | 2025-11-09 – 2025-12-19 | 36 | — |
| CVG→MSP Cincinnati / Covington to Minneapolis | 2025-11-09 – 2025-12-19 | 35 | — |
| ORD→MSP Chicago to Minneapolis | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
| MSP→ORD Minneapolis to Chicago | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 24 | — |
| AGS→ATL Augusta to Atlanta | 2024-04-07 – 2024-04-08 | 2 | — |
| ATL→AGS Atlanta to Augusta | 2024-04-07 – 2024-04-08 | 2 | — |
| ATL→HSV Atlanta to Huntsville | 2023-12-24 – 2024-01-01 | 9 | — |
| ATL→IAD Atlanta to Washington | 2023-12-15 – 2023-12-15 | 1 | — |
| MCO→ATL Orlando to Atlanta | 2023-10-09 – 2023-10-27 | 19 | — |
| BOS→MYR Boston to Myrtle Beach | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-03 | 24 | — |
| MYR→BOS Myrtle Beach to Boston | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-03 | 24 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2946 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why DL2946 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 DL2946 on BZN → 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 BZN → MSP
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL1678 | Delta Air Lines | 90.9% | 12 min early | 1,046 |
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 572 records of DL2946 operating BZN → 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.