Historical on-time performance
Houston to Minneapolis
1,034 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–MSP arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,697 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.8%Flights1,305
- United AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.5%Flights392
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 IAH → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,324 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 45 min · 1,059 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,248 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,158 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 70 min · 805 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 628 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 835 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 807 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 65 min · 828 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 842 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 810 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 60 min · 844 flights
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