Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Minneapolis
503 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–MSP arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,191 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights981
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.0%Flights210
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 8 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 IND → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,101 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 878 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,001 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 55 min · 726 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 548 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 546 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 547 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 437 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 556 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 40 min · 559 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 554 flights
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