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DL 2078 on time

Delta Air Lines 2078: Minneapolis to San Francisco at 9:24 a.m.; San Francisco to Minneapolis at 12:42 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSP → SFO, its busiest leg

On time
55%
249 flights · likely 48–61%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+40 min
average delay
Similar flights
60%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 DL 2078 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (45%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes late.

DL 2078: MSP → SFO

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 9:24 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 55% of the time (249 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (60%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (8 flights)DecJan 2026: 86% on time (29 flights)86JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57AprMay 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35MayJun 2026: 33% on time (30 flights)33JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3754%
Tuesday3647%
Wednesday3656%
Thursday3644%
Friday3647%
Saturday3471%
Sunday3465%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 73%Late inbound plane 14%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%

All flights MSP → SFO · Connecting off DL 2078? Check the risk

DL 2078: SFO → MSP

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 12:42 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 56% of the time (249 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Apr 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (8 flights)DecJan 2026: 76% on time (29 flights)76JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35MayJun 2026: 23% on time (30 flights)23JunJul 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39JulAug 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3759%
Tuesday3650%
Wednesday3656%
Thursday3644%
Friday3653%
Saturday3468%
Sunday3465%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%

All flights SFO → MSP · Connecting off DL 2078? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 2078 from MSP to SFO late?

Delta Air Lines 2078 from Minneapolis, MN to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 45% of 249 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2078 from SFO to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 2078 from San Francisco, CA to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 44% of 249 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% 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.