Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL2981
Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis (MSP) · scheduled 3:40 PM – 5:40 PM
How DL2981 performs
826 operations, 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30.
DL2981 arrived on time 75.2% of the time, against 82.0% for all ATL → MSP flights — this specific departure is 6.7 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 7.4 points worse.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 826 operations between 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL2981 | 75.2% | 0.36% | -3 min | 6.7% | 826 |
| Delta Air Lines on ATL → MSP | 82.7% | 0.34% | -6 min | 4.7% | 9,480 |
| All ATL → MSP flights | 82.0% | 0.42% | -6 min | 5.0% | 10,857 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-01-08 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL2981 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGA→MCO New York to Orlando | 2023-09-05 – 2024-01-07 | 86 | — |
| MCO→LGA Orlando to New York | 2023-11-05 – 2023-12-03 | 27 | — |
| ATL→CAE Atlanta to Columbia | 2023-09-06 – 2023-09-19 | 2 | — |
| CAE→ATL Columbia to Atlanta | 2023-09-06 – 2023-09-19 | 2 | — |
| ATL→RIC Atlanta to Richmond | 2023-07-10 – 2023-07-31 | 22 | — |
| RIC→ATL Richmond to Atlanta | 2023-07-10 – 2023-07-31 | 22 | — |
| ATL→CVG Atlanta to Cincinnati / Covington | 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-08 | 5 | — |
| CVG→ATL Cincinnati / Covington to Atlanta | 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-08 | 5 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL2981 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 826 records of DL2981 operating ATL → 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.