Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Minneapolis
852 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–MSP arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 3,033 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights1,412
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.1%Flights1,621
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline18%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)1%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 71 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 DFW → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,232 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 2,436 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,171 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 2,021 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 80 min · 784 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,335 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,421 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,321 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,466 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,235 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,402 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,464 flights
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