Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Minneapolis
1,532 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–MSP arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,325 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.6%Flights1,325
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 SAN → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 1,388 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,021 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 25 min · 176 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,398 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 90% on time.
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 554 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 554 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 528 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 583 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 587 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 589 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 588 flights
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