Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Bismarck
386 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–BIS arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 869 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights565
- Delta Air LinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.7%Flights304
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline66%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft9%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 MSP → BIS
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 · 452 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 899 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 769 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 40 min · 943 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 55 min · 956 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 582 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 35 min · 589 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 502 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 582 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 589 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 40 min · 583 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 592 flights
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