Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Minneapolis
930 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–MSP arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 2,535 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights1,267
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.3%Flights1,268
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,755 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,098 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,436 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,138 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 65 min · 934 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,002 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,033 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 951 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,099 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,091 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,096 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,091 flights
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