Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Minneapolis
726 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIT–MSP arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 366 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights263
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.0%Flights103
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather21%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PIT → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 965 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 25 min · 712 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 40 min · 585 flights
- Evenings81% on time · p90 50 min · 778 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 88% on time.
- Mondays88% on time · p90 20 min · 458 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 446 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 444 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 342 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 450 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 453 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 447 flights
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