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DL 2963 on time

Delta Air Lines 2963: Minneapolis to Washington at 2:33 p.m.; Washington to Minneapolis at 6:59 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for MSP → DCA, its busiest leg

On time
74%
360 flights · likely 69–78%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2963 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 2963: MSP → DCA

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 2:33 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (360 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 66% on time (29 flights)66NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JanFeb 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69FebMar 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday5283%
Wednesday5279%
Thursday5167%
Friday5271%
Saturday4881%
Sunday5263%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 1%

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DL 2963: DCA → MSP

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (356 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Washington to Minneapolis (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last DCA–MSP flight was cancelled 2.2% of the time, against 1.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 71% on time (28 flights)71DecJan 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JanFeb 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73FebMar 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5370%
Tuesday5273%
Wednesday5074%
Thursday4971%
Friday5265%
Saturday4888%
Sunday5263%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Late inbound plane 37%Severe weather 13%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

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Questions

How often is DL 2963 from MSP to DCA late?

Delta Air Lines 2963 from Minneapolis, MN to Washington, DC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 360 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% were cancelled.

How often is DL 2963 from DCA to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 2963 from Washington, DC to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 356 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% 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.