Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Minneapolis
980 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–MSP arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,930 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights1,211
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights55
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel8.2%Flights451
- American AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep90105 minCancel1.9%Flights213
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline34%
- Weather62%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 68 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 PHL → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,259 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,920 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 50 min · 679 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 90 min · 1,577 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 100 min · 183 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 796 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 791 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 830 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 685 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 825 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 845 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 65 min · 846 flights
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