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DL 2897 on time

Delta Air Lines 2897: Kansas City to Salt Lake City at 6:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
365 flights · likely 87–93%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 2897 flights from Kansas City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

DL 2897: MCI → SLC

Scheduled to leave Kansas City at 6:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% 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: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5385%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5294%
Thursday5294%
Friday5294%
Saturday5287%
Sunday5287%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 77%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is DL 2897 from MCI to SLC late?

Delta Air Lines 2897 from Kansas City, MO to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% 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.