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Flight DL953

Delta Air Lines flight DL953

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Seattle (SEA) to Minneapolis (MSP)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 9% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 81 minutes. It was cancelled 0.8% of the time.

On-time arrivals
90.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
81 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
254
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 61%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 26%
  • Air traffic control & airport 9%
  • Extreme weather 4%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Chicago (ORD) to Minneapolis (MSP)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 31% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 102 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
69.4%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
102 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
62
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 42%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 39%
  • Air traffic control & airport 19%
  • Extreme weather 1%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 96.7% 30
October 2025 100.0% 31
November 2025 96.6% 30
December 2025 88.0% 25
January 2026 77.4% 31
February 2026 64.3% 28
March 2026 90.0% 21
April 2026 88.2% 17
May 2026 91.3% 23
June 2026 84.6% 26
July 2026 82.1% 28
August 2026 80.8% 26

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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