Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to St. Louis
Flights on MSP–STL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,771 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.3%Flights650
- Delta Air LinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights894
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.8%Flights227
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft27%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline38%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 16 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 → STL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,928 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,066 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,074 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,255 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 55 min · 476 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 853 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 850 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 633 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 802 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 883 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 891 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 887 flights
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