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DL 2261 on time

Delta Air Lines 2261: Minneapolis to Las Vegas at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
365 flights · likely 84–91%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+45 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 DL 2261 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

DL 2261: MSP → LAS

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5389%
Tuesday5294%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5287%
Friday5285%
Saturday5290%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 60%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Severe weather 5%Late inbound plane 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 2261 from MSP to LAS late?

Delta Air Lines 2261 from Minneapolis, MN to Las Vegas, NV arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.