Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Cleveland
622 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–CLE arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 603 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights110
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.2%Flights493
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline60%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft19%
- 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 → CLE
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 66% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 987 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 909 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 569 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 55 min · 774 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 80 min · 199 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 502 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 40 min · 515 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 513 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 519 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 497 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 487 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 405 flights
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