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Airport · MSP · Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Minneapolis, MN (MSP) ranks #16 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Minneapolis, MN posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as one of the busiest U.S. airports.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.4%
On-time
Top 29%
on-time, US airports
80 min
Delay when late
0.79%
Cancelled
#16 of 382
Corpus placement
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MSP on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%85.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 7,427,976.

Late Aircraft 18.3% (1,359,872 min)
Carrier 50.7% (3,762,817 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 20.3% (1,511,529 min)
Weather 10.6% (786,141 min)
Security 0.1% (7,617 min)

MSP - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (94.8%) · worst: July (90.2%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.5%

MSP - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.4% 90.6% ▼ -6.0%

MSP - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 18.8 min · taxi-in 6.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min Jan 24Dec 25 21.5 min 28.6 min ▲ +33.0%

MSP's average taxi-out (18.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.9 min (April 2024) to 28.6 min (December 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Minneapolis, MN.

Cancellation Rate

0.79%

11,052 of 1,406,487 flights

Diversion Rate

0.11%

1,556 of 1,406,487 flights

Delay Rate

14.6%

205,954 of 1,406,487 flights

Top Routes from MSP

Busiest routes to and from Minneapolis, MN.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DEN (Denver) → MSP (Minneapolis) 32,213 79.9% 680 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → DEN (Denver) 32,212 82.4% 680 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → ORD (Chicago) 31,635 80.7% 334 mi
ORD (Chicago) → MSP (Minneapolis) 31,628 79.4% 334 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → MSP (Minneapolis) 21,418 84.7% 907 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → ATL (Atlanta) 21,403 85.6% 907 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → MSP (Minneapolis) 19,270 85.8% 1,276 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → PHX (Phoenix) 19,269 84% 1,276 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 18,781 81.3% 852 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MSP (Minneapolis) 18,777 79.8% 852 mi
MDW (Chicago) → MSP (Minneapolis) 16,198 81.7% 349 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → MDW (Chicago) 16,184 84.8% 349 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → SEA (Seattle) 15,524 87% 1,399 mi
SEA (Seattle) → MSP (Minneapolis) 15,522 87% 1,399 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → MSP (Minneapolis) 15,087 86.4% 1,299 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → LAS (Las Vegas) 15,073 85.1% 1,299 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → MSP (Minneapolis) 13,447 83.3% 930 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → CLT (Charlotte) 13,445 83.4% 930 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → LAX (Los Angeles) 13,255 84.5% 1,535 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → MSP (Minneapolis) 13,246 85.7% 1,535 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Minneapolis, MN, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 85.4%).

Waco, TX

Waco, TX

85.4% on-time 15,417 flights

Petersburg, AK

Petersburg, AK

85.4% on-time 8,696 flights

Yakutat, AK

Yakutat, AK

85.4% on-time 8,692 flights

Cheyenne, WY

Cheyenne, WY

85.4% on-time 5,577 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 1,406,487).

Houston, TX

Houston, TX

1,404,392 flights 81.6% on-time

Washington, DC

Washington, VA

1,425,060 flights 80.8% on-time

Boston, MA

Boston, MA

1,455,478 flights 79.9% on-time

Newark, NJ

Newark, NJ

1,354,054 flights 78.1% on-time

Other Airports in Minnesota

Compare performance with other Minnesota airports.

DLH 85.2%

Duluth, MN

Duluth · 23,374 flights
RST 85.8%

Rochester, MN

Rochester · 20,848 flights
BJI 88%

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji · 8,666 flights
BRD 88.9%

Brainerd, MN

Brainerd · 7,762 flights
HIB 89%

Hibbing, MN

Hibbing · 7,678 flights
INL 88.3%

International Falls, MN

International Falls · 7,505 flights
STC 83.2%

St. Cloud, MN

St. Cloud · 1,690 flights

MSP delay-share reading

The standout signal at Minneapolis, MN is the delay mix: Carrier owns 50.7% of 7,427,976 delay minutes across 1,406,487 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.4% (6.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 205,954 delayed and 11,052 cancelled (0.79%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (18.3% late-aircraft, 50.7% carrier, 20.3% NAS, 10.6% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, MSP is strongest in October (94.8% on-time) and weakest in July (90.2%), a 4.6-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~21,573 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 79.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Minnesota: Minnesota flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using MSP's data

MSP's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from MSP before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.8 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.