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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Minneapolis

LAX–MSP · 1,535 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
2,177
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 86% of the time across 2,177 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LAX–MSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

LAX–MSP flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Thursdays. On Mondays: 81%.

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
  • Mon81%(320 flights)
  • Tue89%(312 flights)
  • Wed89%(301 flights)
  • Thu90%(304 flights)
  • Fri84%(317 flights)
  • Sat86%(302 flights)
  • Sun82%(302 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM75%(44 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(711 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(279 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(376 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(315 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(84 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM86%(349 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 77% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%216
July 202577%229
August 202589%209
September 202590%180
October 202595%186
November 202586%176
December 202584%163
January 202692%143
February 202687%134
March 202683%163
April 202691%175
May 202683%184

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,177 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.