Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Miami
1,501 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–MIA arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,097 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.2%Flights337
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights760
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline30%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → MIA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 2,294 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 50 min · 550 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 601 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 466 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 510 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 484 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 510 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 490 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 538 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 512 flights
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