Delta Air Lines MSP to SFO on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Minneapolis to San Francisco · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
68%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.8%
11 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
53 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 3
route average 69% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on MSP to SFO arrived on time 68% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.8% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 69% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (58%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion58%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)30%
- Late-arriving aircraft11%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Other airlines on MSP to SFO
- United Airlines74% on time · 19 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines63% on time · 27 min avg delay
Full MSP to SFO comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
1,446 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 11 cancelled, 1 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.