Historical on-time performance
San Jose to Minneapolis
1,576 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJC–MSP arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 405 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.0%Flights405
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft32%
- 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 SJC → 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 · 1,033 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 375 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 96% on time.
- Saturdays96% on time · p90 5 min · 159 flights · limited
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 15 min · 181 flights · limited
- Mondays89% on time · p90 10 min · 226 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 205 flights
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 230 flights
- Sundays87% on time · p90 15 min · 179 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 230 flights
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