Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Memphis
700 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–MEM arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 697 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-time87%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights52
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights645
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft3%
- 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 → MEM
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 76% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 976 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 25 min · 249 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 616 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 50 min · 746 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 283 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 381 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 389 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 394 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 393 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 396 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 391 flights
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