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DL 868 on time

Delta Air Lines 868: Minneapolis to Seattle at 8:50 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
365 flights · likely 82–89%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 DL 868 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

DL 868: MSP → SEA

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 8:50 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (365 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5385%
Tuesday5288%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5283%
Friday5285%
Saturday5288%
Sunday5283%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 64%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Late inbound plane 14%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is DL 868 from MSP to SEA late?

Delta Air Lines 868 from Minneapolis, MN to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% 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.