Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Bismarck
386 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–BIS arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,179 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 timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights877
- Delta Air LinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.3%Flights302
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline71%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft9%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 77% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 466 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 950 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 893 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 40 min · 982 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,012 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 628 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 635 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 528 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 629 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 45 min · 630 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 621 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 632 flights
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