Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Minneapolis
622 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–MSP arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 461 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.7%Flights461
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline62%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. 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 CLE → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 822 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,061 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 629 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 50 min · 531 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 450 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 20 min · 461 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 439 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 357 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 436 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 442 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 458 flights
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