Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to South Bend
411 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–SBN arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.5%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline73%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 → SBN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 82% on time.
- Overnights82% on time · p90 40 min · 217 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 75 min · 870 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 65 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 55 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 75 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 80 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 85 min · 156 flights · limited
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