Historical on-time performance
Bismarck to Minneapolis
Flights on BIS–MSP arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 870 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.4%Flights565
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline73%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft2%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BIS → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,896 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,123 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 45 min · 747 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 65 min · 253 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 509 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 578 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 30 min · 588 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 586 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 580 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 588 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 50 min · 590 flights
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