Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Pittsburgh
726 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–PIT arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 395 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-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.0%Flights293
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.0%Flights102
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft22%
- 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 → PIT
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 79% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 729 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 827 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 25 min · 339 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 45 min · 621 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 523 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 444 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 446 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 450 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 342 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 458 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 453 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 446 flights
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