Delta Air Lines· Callsign DAL968

DL968 from Minneapolis to San Francisco, tracked live

Delta Air Lines's domestic Minneapolis-San Francisco service, 2,552 km west - tracked live here.

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MSP
Minneapolis
Minneapolis - Saint Paul International Airport
2,552 km · 1,585 mi
Non-stop
SFO
San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A321
typical equipment
Distance
2,552 km
1,378 nautical miles
Heading
262°
tracks west
Clock change
-2 h
on arrival
Range used
43%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#266
of 399 tracked routes

Follow DL968 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

DL968 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

DL968 at a glance

  • The trip: 2,552 km (1,585 miles) from Minneapolis to San Francisco, flying west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 2 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A321. This route uses about 43% of how far it can fly.

DL968 route overview: MSP to SFO

DL968 distance and great-circle path

DL968 covers 2,552 km, or 1,585 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 399 routes we track, it ranks 266 by distance.

Both ends of this route are in United States. It is 2,552 km of domestic flying west, from Minneapolis to San Francisco. Watches move 2 hours back between the two gates.

Our guide explains how the MSP-SFO route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A321 comfortably fly DL968?

Not at all. At roughly 43% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A321. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321.

What to know about DL968

  • Time change: you land 2 hours behind the time you left.

What we know about DL968

What flying MSP to SFO takes

It is a medium-haul sector, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Delta Air Lines needs a narrowbody on the longer variants, or a widebody where demand justifies it: at this distance the choice is usually about seat count rather than range. In daylight the sun sits on the left (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign DAL968 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 33 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-24. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

DL968 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of DL968 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-24. Those records contain 7 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was MSP-SFO (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 142 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-24 MSP → SFO 00:02 UTC 00:02 UTC —
2026-10-23 MSP → SFO 21:38 UTC 23:59 UTC 2h 22m
2026-10-22 MSP → SFO 21:09 UTC 23:31 UTC 2h 22m
2026-10-21 MSP → SFO 21:06 UTC 23:28 UTC 2h 22m
2026-10-20 MSP → SFO 20:53 UTC 23:15 UTC 2h 22m
2026-10-19 MSP → SFO 21:03 UTC 23:25 UTC 2h 22m
2026-10-18 MSP → SFO 21:44 UTC 23:53 UTC 2h 9m
2026-10-17 MSP → SFO 00:02 UTC 01:08 UTC 1h 6m

“First/last tracked” are when DL968 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on DL968

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Delta Air Lines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

MSP Minneapolis - Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis, United States · live radar →
SFO San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, United States · live radar →
A321 Airbus A321 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does DL968 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A321-200, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown2,552 km
AircraftAirbus A321
Fuel burn rate3.61 kg per km
Fuel burned9,213 kg
CO2, whole flight29.1 tonnes
Seats, typical layout185
Passengers carried154 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger189 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 189 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy163 seats, 135 flown
156 kg CO2 per seat
Business22 seats, 18 flown
451 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, DL968 emits what 485 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 1,112 km, or 5,401 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 0 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 2,552 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put DL968 against another flight.

Guides relevant to DL968

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This medium-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network.
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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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DL968 frequently asked questions

How long is the DL968 flight?

Minneapolis to San Francisco is 2,552 km (1,585 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates DL968?

Typically an Airbus A321 (full specifications), using roughly 43% of that type's published range.

Does DL968 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track DL968 live?

Yes. Whenever DL968 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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