Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Minneapolis
1,306 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–MSP arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,186 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights1,186
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 TPA → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,088 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 952 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 45 min · 987 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 541 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 500 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 499 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 35 min · 518 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 513 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 515 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 523 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 45 min · 521 flights
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