ON TIMEBOARD

DL 2981 on time

Delta Air Lines 2981: Atlanta to Minneapolis at 3:58 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
344 flights · likely 67–76%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 DL 2981 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes late.

DL 2981: ATL → MSP

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 3:58 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (344 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 95% on time (22 flights)95SepOct 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 74% on time (19 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday4772%
Wednesday4785%
Thursday5167%
Friday5173%
Saturday4367%
Sunday5263%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 5%

All flights ATL → MSP · Connecting off DL 2981? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 2981 from ATL to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 2981 from Atlanta, GA to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 344 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.