Historical on-time performance
Miami to Minneapolis
1,501 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MIA–MSP arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,096 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights759
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.2%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline30%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 MIA → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 637 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,197 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 75 min · 855 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 742 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 466 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 469 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 510 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 505 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 511 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 536 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 80 min · 513 flights
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