Historical on-time performance
Madison to Minneapolis
228 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSN–MSP arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 985 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.1%Flights282
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.3%Flights703
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline78%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft2%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 12 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 MSN → 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 · 1,535 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 40 min · 869 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 55 min · 773 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 686 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 468 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 559 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 561 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 35 min · 562 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 35 min · 573 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 570 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 60 min · 570 flights
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