Historical on-time performance
Buffalo to Minneapolis
735 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUF–MSP arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 62 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BUF → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 114 flights · limited
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 305 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 85% on time.
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 59 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 60 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 60 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 60 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 62 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 59 flights · limited
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 61 flights · limited
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