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Route Reliability

Kansas City → Minneapolis

MCI–MSP · 393 miles · Kansas City International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1,590
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 1,590 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MCI–MSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

MCI–MSP flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 75%.

Ticking up lately.

MCI–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
  • Mon75%(234 flights)
  • Tue81%(229 flights)
  • Wed81%(229 flights)
  • Thu82%(232 flights)
  • Fri76%(233 flights)
  • Sat84%(182 flights)
  • Sun79%(228 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(351 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(339 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(230 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(622 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 83% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%133
July 202582%146
August 202566%143
September 202570%137
October 202591%146
November 202581%112
December 202566%116
January 202683%115
February 202686%105
March 202680%130
April 202684%141
May 202683%143

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Based on 1,590 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.