Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Los Angeles
1,536 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–LAX arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,215 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.5%Flights2,215
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft33%
- 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 → LAX
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 2,179 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,869 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 931 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,088 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 40 min · 899 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 959 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 957 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,029 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 920 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,035 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,041 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,025 flights
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