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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Minneapolis

DFW–MSP · 852 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
3,246
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%1,412 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines81%210 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines67%1,624 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–MSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 53% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–MSP flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 69%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 67%.

Ticking up lately.

DFW–MSP flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% 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
  • Mon74%(464 flights)
  • Tue79%(431 flights)
  • Wed73%(431 flights)
  • Thu77%(490 flights)
  • Fri79%(479 flights)
  • Sat72%(386 flights)
  • Sun69%(486 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(736 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(715 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(299 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(636 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(554 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM53%(225 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 66% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%267
July 202570%276
August 202568%260
September 202581%251
October 202580%296
November 202578%263
December 202565%273
January 202675%239
February 202682%237
March 202680%276
April 202677%257
May 202677%272

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,246 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.