Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Minneapolis
1,535 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–MSP arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,215 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.5%Flights2,215
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft31%
- 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 LAX → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,277 flights
- Early mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 394 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 30 min · 492 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 940 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,972 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 25 min · 892 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 960 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 989 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 958 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 995 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,039 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,039 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 987 flights
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