Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2971
Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) · scheduled 2:50 PM – 5:19 PM
How DL2971 performs
686 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-26.
DL2971 arrived on time 72.3% of the time, against 78.1% for all MSP → DFW flights — this specific departure is 5.9 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 6.9 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 686 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-26
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2971 | 72.3% | 0.87% | -3 min | 9.6% | 686 |
| Delta Air Lines on MSP → DFW | 79.1% | 0.90% | -7 min | 6.9% | 4,229 |
| All MSP → DFW flights | 78.1% | 1.71% | -8 min | 8.1% | 9,664 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-26
Other routes DL2971 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW→MSP Dallas–Fort Worth to Minneapolis | 2024-06-07 – 2026-06-05 | 330 | 76.3% |
| ATL→CVG Atlanta to Cincinnati / Covington | 2026-03-14 – 2026-04-11 | 5 | — |
| BHM→ATL Birmingham to Atlanta | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 31 | — |
| LGA→MSY New York to New Orleans | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
| MSY→LGA New Orleans to New York | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
| DTW→FLL Detroit to Fort Lauderdale | 2023-12-16 – 2024-01-07 | 23 | — |
| GSP→ATL Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg to Atlanta | 2023-09-05 – 2023-12-15 | 102 | 98.0% |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2971 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 686 records of DL2971 operating MSP → DFW, 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.