Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2972
Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) · scheduled 6:55 AM – 9:52 AM
How DL2972 performs
729 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.
DL2972 arrived on time 84.5% of the time, against 78.1% for all MSP → DFW flights — this specific departure is 6.4 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 5.4 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 729 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2972 | 84.5% | 0.96% | -11 min | 4.6% | 729 |
| 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 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2972 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 – 2026-06-30 | 631 | 85.9% |
| MEM→LAX Memphis to Los Angeles | 2024-04-10 – 2024-05-06 | 20 | — |
| LGA→IAH New York to Houston | 2024-01-08 – 2024-03-08 | 53 | — |
| MCO→CVG Orlando to Cincinnati / Covington | 2023-12-16 – 2024-01-07 | 23 | — |
| CVG→MCO Cincinnati / Covington to Orlando | 2023-12-16 – 2024-01-07 | 23 | — |
| ATL→AVL Atlanta to Asheville | 2023-09-05 – 2023-12-15 | 73 | — |
| AVL→ATL Asheville to Atlanta | 2023-09-05 – 2023-12-15 | 73 | — |
| MCI→MSP Kansas City to Minneapolis | 2023-10-11 – 2023-11-04 | 19 | — |
| JFK→BUF New York to Buffalo | 2023-10-09 – 2023-10-09 | 1 | — |
| PVD→ATL Providence/Warwick to Atlanta | 2023-07-01 – 2023-09-04 | 66 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2972 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 729 records of DL2972 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.