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Delta Air Lines / MSP → EWR

DL 2866 on time

Delta Air Lines 2866: Minneapolis to Newark at 1:10 p.m.; Newark to Minneapolis at 6:40 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSP → EWR, its busiest leg

On time
70%
223 flights · likely 64–76%
Cancelled
5.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
60%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 DL 2866 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 5.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 2866: MSP → EWR

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 1:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (223 flights), better 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: 50% on time (30 flights)50AprMay 2025: 29% on time (31 flights)29MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 71% on time (24 flights)71JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3367%
Tuesday3275%
Wednesday3272%
Thursday3168%
Friday3171%
Saturday3272%
Sunday3266%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 61%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Late inbound plane 5%Severe weather 1%

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DL 2866: EWR → MSP

Scheduled to leave Newark at 6:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (196 flights), better than other DL flights on the route at that hour (57%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Newark to Minneapolis (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last EWR–MSP flight was cancelled 4.4% of the time, against 4.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:15 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Mar 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2025: 33% on time (30 flights)33AprMay 2025: 32% on time (31 flights)32MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunJan 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (22 flights)68FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3161%
Tuesday3080%
Wednesday3073%
Thursday2966%
Friday2959%
Saturday2085%
Sunday2759%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 54%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is DL 2866 from MSP to EWR late?

Delta Air Lines 2866 from Minneapolis, MN to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 223 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.8% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2866 from EWR to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 2866 from Newark, NJ to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 196 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.1% 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.