DL438

DL438 (Delta Air Lines) is a multi-stop service on 14 routes, busiest Cleveland to Minneapolis. Of 781 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 80.4% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January1918▼ 5.3%
February1610▼ 37.5%
March2848▲ 71.4%
April3042▲ 40.0%
May5156▲ 9.8%
June6033▼ 45.0%
July6228▼ 54.8%
August62––
September60––
October36–in progress
November29––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)266235▼ 11.7%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January72.2%70.6%▼ 2.3%
February62.5%70.0%▲ 12.0%
March85.2%85.4%▲ 0.3%
April56.7%76.2%▲ 34.4%
May76.5%87.5%▲ 14.4%
June87.7%72.7%▼ 17.1%
July85.5%57.1%▼ 33.2%
August87.1%––
September96.7%––
October75.0%–in progress
November82.8%––
December64.5%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)75.2%74.2%▼ 1.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January110.0%
February00–
March10▼ 100.0%
April00–
May00–
June30▼ 100.0%
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)51▼ 80.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.2% 775
  • Cancelled 0.8% 6

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. MSP–CLE152 88.7%
  2. CLE–MSP152 84.7%
  3. BOS–HNL130 73.4%
  4. FLL–SEA73 74.0%
  5. SEA–BOS49 63.3%
  6. SLC–BUR36 86.1%
  7. BUR–SLC36 86.1%
  8. SLC–JAC31 83.9%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

9
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 17 17 94.1% 0
November 2024 18 18 94.4% 0
December 2024 27 27 77.8% 0
January 2025 19 18 72.2% 1
February 2025 16 16 62.5% 0
March 2025 28 27 85.2% 1
April 2025 30 30 56.7% 0
May 2025 51 51 76.5% 0
June 2025 60 57 87.7% 3
July 2025 62 62 85.5% 0
August 2025 62 62 87.1% 0
September 2025 60 60 96.7% 0
October 2025 36 36 75.0% 0
November 2025 29 29 82.8% 0
December 2025 31 31 64.5% 0
January 2026 18 17 70.6% 1
February 2026 10 10 70.0% 0
March 2026 48 48 85.4% 0
April 2026 42 42 76.2% 0
May 2026 56 56 87.5% 0
June 2026 33 33 72.7% 0
July 2026 28 28 57.1% 0

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