DL3538Delta Air Lines · MSP → FSD
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Route confirmed Delta Air Lines

DL3538 MinneapolisMSP · 17:40 Sioux FallsFSD · 15:48

DL3538 by Delta Air Lines flies from Minneapolis (MSP) to Sioux Falls (FSD) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate T1C24 · as of 16:32
17:40

departs MSP · on schedule

Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 5 operations

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-17
−3 arrival
08-16
−13 arrival
08-15
+11 arrival
08-14
−15 arrival
08-13
−9 arrival

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

median arrival −9 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MSPMinneapolisOn-time likelyMSP delay board →
FSDSioux FallsOn-time likelyFSD delay board →
MSP→FSDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MSP and FSD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Minneapolis to Sioux Falls flights today

same route · Delta Air Lines
DL3840departs 06:14
DL3761departs 06:15
DL1774departs 07:20
DL4180departs 09:00
DL3561departs 09:09
DL1006departs 09:29

If DL3538 is cancelled, these are the other Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSP local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How DL3538 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL3538 across the MSP and FSD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL3538 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
08-17MSP 17:40FSD 15:48 15:45 (−3)
08-16MSP 17:40FSD 15:48 15:35 (−13)
08-15MSP 17:40FSD 15:48 15:59 (+11)
08-14MSP 17:40FSD 15:48 15:33 (−15)
08-13MSP 17:40FSD 15:48 15:39 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N170PQ, N826SK, N802SK, N806SK.

Board clocks recorded as MSP and FSD published them.

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