Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Sarasota
1,342 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–SRQ arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 165 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.8%Flights165
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)41%
- Late aircraft8%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 3 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 → SRQ
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 85% to 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 221 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 493 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 120 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 148 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 121 flights · limited
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