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DL 505 on time

Delta Air Lines 505: Minneapolis to Seattle at 10:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
196 flights · likely 76–86%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 505 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

DL 505: MSP → SEA

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 10:05 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (196 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 30, 2026.

Usually Delta Air Lines's last flight of the day from Minneapolis to Seattle (100% of days). Delta Air Lines's last MSP–SEA flight was cancelled 0.8% of the time, against 0.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Delta Air Lines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78JulAug 2025: 69% on time (16 flights)69AugSep 2025: 94% on time (17 flights)94SepOct 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92OctNov 2025: 83% on time (24 flights)83NovDec 2025: too few flights (10 flights)DecMar 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MarApr 2026: 94% on time (17 flights)94AprMay 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87MayJun 2026: 85% on time (20 flights)85JunJul 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64JulAug 2026: 65% on time (17 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3974%
Tuesday2186%
Wednesday2095%
Thursday3884%
Friday3786%
Saturday2—
Sunday3977%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 67%Late inbound plane 19%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is DL 505 from MSP to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 505 from Minneapolis, MN to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 196 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.