Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to San Jose
1,575 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–SJC arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 404 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.0%Flights404
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 → SJC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 309 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,029 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 81% on time.
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 234 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 184 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 35 min · 232 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 111 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 233 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 205 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 227 flights
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