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DL 2617 on time

Delta Air Lines 2617: Houston to Minneapolis at 5:40 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
73%
338 flights · likely 68–77%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+124 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2617 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

DL 2617: IAH → MSP

Scheduled to leave Houston at 5:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (338 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Houston to Minneapolis (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last IAH–MSP flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 37% on time (19 flights)37DecJan 2026: 88% on time (25 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71MarApr 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73AprMay 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5178%
Tuesday5074%
Wednesday5066%
Thursday4973%
Friday5072%
Saturday3979%
Sunday4967%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 2617 from IAH to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 2617 from Houston, TX to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 338 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.