Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Philadelphia
980 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–PHL arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,927 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.1%Flights1,211
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.0%Flights54
- PSA AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel7.3%Flights449
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9090 minCancel1.9%Flights213
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline31%
- Weather66%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 62 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 → PHL
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,687 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,886 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 50 min · 948 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 260 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 80 min · 836 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 792 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 800 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 685 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 822 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 824 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 847 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 847 flights
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