Historical on-time performance
New York to Minneapolis
1,020 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–MSP arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,122 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel3.9%Flights357
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights1,765
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LGA → 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 5 min · 2,809 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,537 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,454 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 70 min · 1,056 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 740 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,054 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,026 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 899 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,029 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,056 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,056 flights
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