Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Fort Lauderdale
1,487 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–FLL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 689 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights689
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft15%
- 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 → FLL
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,101 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 382 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 35 min · 573 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 90 min · 68 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 283 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 298 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 311 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 285 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 309 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 320 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 318 flights
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