Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Minneapolis
1,310 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–MSP arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,871 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.2%Flights1,871
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline57%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 23 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 MCO → 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 · 1,869 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,204 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,450 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 100 min · 1,095 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 85 min · 538 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 820 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 813 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 50 min · 877 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 893 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 60 min · 885 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 950 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 918 flights
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