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DL 953 on time

Delta Air Lines 953: Seattle to Minneapolis at 11:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
254 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
91%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 953 flights from Seattle arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

DL 953: SEA → MSP

Scheduled to leave Seattle at 11:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (254 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (91%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Seattle to Minneapolis (94% of days). Delta Air Lines's last SEA–MSP flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:05 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100OctNov 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93NovDec 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88AprMay 2026: 91% on time (23 flights)91MayJun 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JunJul 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82JulAug 2026: 81% on time (26 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4489%
Tuesday3187%
Wednesday3194%
Thursday4388%
Friday4391%
Saturday19—
Sunday4388%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 61%Late inbound plane 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 953 from SEA to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 953 from Seattle, WA to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 254 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.