Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Minneapolis
1,487 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–MSP arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 689 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights689
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly FLL → 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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 664 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 50 min · 152 flights · limited
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,026 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 70 min · 268 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 283 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 280 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 320 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 313 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 300 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 310 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 75 min · 318 flights
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