Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Cleveland
622 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–CLE arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 460 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.2%Flights460
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline53%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 → CLE
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 59% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 883 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 817 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 472 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 55 min · 752 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 85 min · 120 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 439 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 449 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 40 min · 461 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 442 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 50 min · 458 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 359 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 436 flights
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