Historical on-time performance
Portland to Minneapolis
1,426 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–MSP arrive on time 91% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate91%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,335 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.5%Flights1,335
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline43%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 PDX → MSP
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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 5 min · 1,173 flights
- Early mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 768 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,612 flights
- Afternoons90% on time · p90 10 min · 326 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 35 min · 125 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 89% to 93% on time.
- Saturdays93% on time · p90 5 min · 546 flights
- Thursdays93% on time · p90 10 min · 582 flights
- Tuesdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 564 flights
- Wednesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 556 flights
- Sundays90% on time · p90 10 min · 562 flights
- Fridays90% on time · p90 10 min · 601 flights
- Mondays89% on time · p90 15 min · 593 flights
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