Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to San Francisco
Flights on MSP–SFO arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,705 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights105
- Delta Air LinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights1,445
- United AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9090 minCancel0.6%Flights155
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline77%
- Weather23%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 13 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 → SFO
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 73% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,719 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 949 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,091 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,355 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 45 min · 660 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 736 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 760 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 821 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 874 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 840 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 862 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 881 flights
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