Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Miami
1,501 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–MIA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,085 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights337
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights748
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Late aircraft14%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 2,274 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 429 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 50 min · 629 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 65 min · 126 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 450 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 502 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 476 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 506 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 487 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 513 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 525 flights
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