Delta Air Lines flight 56 from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam diverted to Minneapolis on 30 July after encountering what the airline calls “significant turbulence.” 25 people on board were taken to local hospitals after the aircraft landed safely in Minneapolis.
Delta flight 56 departed Salt Lake City at 22:45 UTC (16:45 local time) and began its climb to 35,000 feet. At 23:19 UTC, DL56 began climbing to 37,000 feet. Shortly after reaching 37,000 at 23:23, the aircraft encountered turbulence.
The flight reached a maximum altitude of 38,075 feet at 23:23:32. The minimum altitude before the flight climbed back to 37,000 feet was 35,775 feet at 23:25:08.
Flight 56 landed safely in Minneapolis at 00:51 UTC.
Storms in the area
High-resolution North American radar overlaid on the paths of aircraft in the area at the time show active storm avoidance by multiple aircraft.
Data available for download
Included below are the standard full-flight CSV and KML files, as well as raw altitude data for a selected period including the turbulence event.
Aircraft information
Delta flight 56 was operated by an Airbus A330-900neo registered N422DZ. The two year old aircraft was delivered to Delta new in early 2023.
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