Flight profile · Delta Air Lines
DL953
Seattle (SEA) to Minneapolis (MSP) · scheduled 11:59 PM – 5:12 AM
How DL953 performs
499 operations, 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30.
DL953 arrived on time 90.9% of the time, against 85.8% for all SEA → MSP flights — this specific departure is 5.1 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Delta Air Lines’s own flights on this route it is 1.5 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 499 operations between 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL953 | 90.9% | 0.60% | -12 min | 1.8% | 499 |
| Delta Air Lines on SEA → MSP | 89.4% | 0.44% | -11 min | 2.8% | 5,248 |
| All SEA → MSP flights | 85.8% | 0.57% | -8 min | 3.3% | 8,050 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-06-07 to 2026-06-30
Other routes DL953 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD→MSP Chicago to Minneapolis | 2026-01-05 – 2026-03-07 | 62 | — |
| ATL→LEX Atlanta to Lexington | 2025-05-07 – 2025-06-05 | 26 | — |
| LEX→ATL Lexington to Atlanta | 2025-05-07 – 2025-06-05 | 25 | — |
| MCO→DCA Orlando to Washington | 2025-01-11 – 2025-03-08 | 9 | — |
| ATL→DCA Atlanta to Washington | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 31 | — |
| DCA→ATL Washington to Atlanta | 2024-05-07 – 2024-06-06 | 31 | — |
| SAN→DTW San Diego to Detroit | 2024-04-09 – 2024-05-06 | 28 | — |
| LGA→MSY New York to New Orleans | 2024-03-10 – 2024-04-08 | 26 | — |
| BOS→SEA Boston to Seattle | 2024-01-08 – 2024-03-09 | 45 | — |
| SAN→JFK San Diego to New York | 2024-01-18 – 2024-03-08 | 16 | — |
| ATL→DFW Atlanta to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2023-12-16 – 2024-01-07 | 22 | — |
| DFW→ATL Dallas–Fort Worth to Atlanta | 2023-07-05 – 2024-01-05 | 157 | 82.1% |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route DL953 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 499 records of DL953 operating SEA → 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.