Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Fargo
223 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–FAR arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,301 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-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights694
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights607
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft9%
- 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 → FAR
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 916 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 40 min · 919 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 25 min · 950 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 890 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,117 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 696 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 705 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 604 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 688 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 40 min · 695 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 40 min · 703 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 701 flights
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