Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Minneapolis
936 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–MSP arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,345 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights890
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights455
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security1%
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 BWI → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,525 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 980 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 687 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 55 min · 780 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 85 min · 261 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 618 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 619 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 603 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 643 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 649 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 640 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 461 flights
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