Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Columbus
627 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–CMH arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 650 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights38
- Delta Air LinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.1%Flights612
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline60%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft25%
- 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 → CMH
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 74% to 85% on time.
- Evenings85% on time · p90 30 min · 220 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 855 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 30 min · 850 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 500 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 55 min · 856 flights
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 30 min · 480 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 484 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 485 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 382 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 479 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 488 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 483 flights
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