About 1 in 5 DL 2970 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.
DL 2970: MSP → DFW
Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 10:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (329 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.
Month by month
By day of week
| Day | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 49 | 86% |
| Tuesday | 48 | 94% |
| Wednesday | 48 | 81% |
| Thursday | 47 | 83% |
| Friday | 47 | 79% |
| Saturday | 42 | 67% |
| Sunday | 48 | 81% |
Why it was late
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Questions
How often is DL 2970 from MSP to DFW late?
Delta Air Lines 2970 from Minneapolis, MN to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 329 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.