Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Baltimore
936 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–BWI arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,345 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights890
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights455
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → BWI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,117 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 890 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 30 min · 919 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 779 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 60 min · 532 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 623 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 622 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 460 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 638 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 642 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 603 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 649 flights
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