Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
197 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–FSD arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 830 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.4%Flights492
- Delta Air LinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel0.3%Flights338
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft17%
- 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 → FSD
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 741 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 851 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 45 min · 433 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 869 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,102 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 511 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 573 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 573 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 578 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 588 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 586 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 587 flights
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