Historical on-time performance
San Antonio to Minneapolis
1,097 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAT–MSP arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 893 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.0%Flights893
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 SAT → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,096 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 553 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 50 min · 467 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 500 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 91% on time.
- Saturdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 283 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 384 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 385 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 384 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 30 min · 399 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 390 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 391 flights
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