Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Minneapolis
1,307 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–MSP arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,183 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights1,183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline73%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 11 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 TPA → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,091 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 951 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 991 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 535 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 500 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 519 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 495 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 502 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 515 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 517 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 50 min · 520 flights
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