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DL 1542 on time

Delta Air Lines 1542: Minneapolis to Las Vegas at 2:51 p.m.; Las Vegas to Minneapolis at 5:20 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSP → LAS, its busiest leg

On time
84%
192 flights · likely 79–89%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+52 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 1542 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

DL 1542: MSP → LAS

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 2:51 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (192 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 84% on time (25 flights)84NovDec 2025: 84% on time (19 flights)84DecMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88AprMay 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MayJun 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JunJul 2026: 83% on time (23 flights)83JulAug 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3589%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday3589%
Friday3476%
Saturday15—
Sunday3577%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 50%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Late inbound plane 16%

All flights MSP → LAS · Connecting off DL 1542? Check the risk

DL 1542: LAS → MSP

Scheduled to leave Las Vegas at 5:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (151 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Las Vegas to Minneapolis (77% of days). Delta Air Lines's last LAS–MSP flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 1.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:19 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63JulAug 2025: too few flights (14 flights)AugSep 2025: too few flights (12 flights)SepOct 2025: 75% on time (16 flights)75OctNov 2025: 88% on time (16 flights)88NovDec 2025: 79% on time (19 flights)79DecMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94AprMay 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MayJun 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JunJul 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74JulAug 2026: 76% on time (17 flights)76Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3294%
Tuesday9—
Wednesday10—
Thursday3181%
Friday3181%
Saturday5—
Sunday3370%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 36%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%

All flights LAS → MSP · Connecting off DL 1542? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 1542 from MSP to LAS late?

Delta Air Lines 1542 from Minneapolis, MN to Las Vegas, NV arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 192 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% were cancelled.

How often is DL 1542 from LAS to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 1542 from Las Vegas, NV to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 151 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.