Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Minneapolis
700 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–MSP arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 844 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.7%Flights844
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline74%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 MEM → 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 5 min · 992 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,017 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 528 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 90% on time.
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 377 flights
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 20 min · 377 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 377 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 10 min · 286 flights
- Sundays87% on time · p90 15 min · 361 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 383 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 377 flights
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