Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Minneapolis
930 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–MSP arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,456 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.2%Flights1,185
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.2%Flights1,271
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 42 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 CLT → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,852 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,151 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,467 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,127 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 920 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,047 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,012 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 973 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 50 min · 1,122 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,118 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,123 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,124 flights
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