Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Minneapolis
1,532 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–MSP arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,309 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights1,309
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 1,458 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 998 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 25 min · 110 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,401 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 550 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 550 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 534 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 578 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 588 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 582 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 585 flights
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