Historical on-time performance
Sault Ste Marie to Minneapolis
435 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CIU–MSP arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.1%of scheduled flights
based on 276 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9070 minCancel5.1%Flights276
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline67%
- Weather28%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft0%
- 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 14 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 CIU → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 87% on time.
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 75 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 105 min · 147 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 135 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 125 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 115 min · 155 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 115 min · 157 flights · limited
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