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DL2970

Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) · scheduled 10:00 AM – 2:01 PM

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How DL2970 performs

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

On-time arrivals
80.7%
535 of 663 completed
Cancellation rate
0.74%
5 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-10 min
Average 0.9 min
Severe delays
6.2%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
58 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
83.1%
Left the gate on time

DL2970 arrived on time 80.7% of the time, against 78.1% for all MSPDFW flights — this specific departure is 2.6 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 1.6 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 673 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
DL297080.7%0.74%-10 min6.2%673
Delta Air Lines on MSPDFW79.1%0.90%-7 min6.9%4,229
All MSPDFW flights78.1%1.71%-8 min8.1%9,664

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

Other routes DL2970 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
DFWMSP Dallas–Fort Worth to Minneapolis2024-09-142026-06-0613779.1%
ATLMKE Atlanta to Milwaukee2023-07-012024-06-0632480.4%

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2970 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 673 records of DL2970 operating MSPDFW, 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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