Historical on-time performance
Newark to Minneapolis
1,008 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–MSP arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,085 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9025 minCancel6.1%Flights508
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.9%Flights323
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.1%Flights1,254
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline28%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 86 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 EWR → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,014 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,289 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 65 min · 1,446 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 80 min · 858 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 125 min · 1,069 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 970 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 976 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 826 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 70 min · 977 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 70 min · 976 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 980 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 70 min · 971 flights
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