Historical on-time performance
Missoula to Minneapolis
1,013 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSO–MSP arrive on time 91% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate91%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 454 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.4%Flights454
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline75%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft8%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 MSO → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,090 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 20 min · 231 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 106 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 85% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 203 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 203 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 205 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 15 min · 203 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 203 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 205 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 205 flights
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