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DL 3996 on time

Delta Air Lines 3996: Washington to Minneapolis at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
265 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
2.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+189 min
average delay
Similar flights
94%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 DL 3996 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 2.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

DL 3996: IAD → MSP

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 3996. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (265 flights), worse than other DL flights on the route at that hour (94%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 95% on time (19 flights)95JulAug 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81AugSep 2025: too few flights (10 flights)SepDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3987%
Tuesday3887%
Wednesday3884%
Thursday37100%
Friday3795%
Saturday3892%
Sunday3884%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 95%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 5%

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Questions

How often is DL 3996 from IAD to MSP late?

Delta Air Lines 3996 from Washington, DC to Minneapolis, MN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 265 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.