Historical on-time performance
Miami to Minneapolis
1,501 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MIA–MSP arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,086 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.5%Flights749
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MIA → 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 · 725 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,197 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 732 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 746 flights
- Middays67% on time · p90 60 min · 60 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 452 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 60 min · 455 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 508 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 506 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 503 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 524 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 80 min · 512 flights
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