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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Minneapolis

ATLMSP · 907 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
3,528
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines82%3,220 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines77%142 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines68%166 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–MSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–MSP flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 78%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 68%.

Ticking up lately.

ATL–MSP flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(513 flights)
  • Tue83%(482 flights)
  • Wed88%(469 flights)
  • Thu80%(547 flights)
  • Fri82%(509 flights)
  • Sat79%(456 flights)
  • Sun78%(532 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(800 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(508 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(718 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(728 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(352 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(402 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 70% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%291
July 202576%304
August 202583%315
September 202588%302
October 202586%323
November 202585%290
December 202569%280
January 202684%276
February 202682%262
March 202683%284
April 202686%285
May 202680%296

Based on 3,528 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.