Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Charlotte
930 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–CLT 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)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,535 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 timep9050 minCancel0.4%Flights1,267
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights1,268
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft37%
- 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 → CLT
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,364 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 2,005 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,075 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 60 min · 415 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 75 min · 1,502 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,002 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 1,033 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 955 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,098 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,092 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,090 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,091 flights
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