DL2981Delta Air Lines · ATL → MSP
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL2981 AtlantaATL · 15:22 MinneapolisMSP · 17:01

DL2981 by Delta Air Lines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis (MSP).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:22

scheduled from ATL

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+15 gate
10-31
+0 gate
10-30
+20 gate
10-29
+15 gate
10-28
+14 gate
10-27
+22 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
MSPMinneapolisHigh riskMSP delay board →
ATL→MSPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MSP (Minneapolis), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Atlanta

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 17°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Minneapolis

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High7°Clikely 5°C to 8°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 3°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Atlanta to Minneapolis flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL2668departs 07:25
DL2960departs 08:43
DL2090departs 10:00
DL2901departs 12:15
DL2825departs 13:49
DL2654departs 17:34

If DL2981 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Minneapolis on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How DL2981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL2981 across the ATL and MSP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~13 min late. Based on 6 confirmed departures · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL2981 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05ATL 15:22 15:37 (+15)MSP 17:01
10-31ATL 15:22 (+0)MSP 17:01
10-30ATL 15:22 15:42 (+20)MSP 17:01
10-29ATL 15:22 15:37 (+15)MSP 17:01
10-28ATL 15:22 15:36 (+14)MSP 17:01
10-27ATL 15:22 15:44 (+22)MSP 17:01

Aircraft

Recent tails: N125DN, N537DT, N591DT, N508DA.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and MSP published them.

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