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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Atlanta

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

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
3,509
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 Lines85%3,201 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines75%142 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines64%166 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MSP–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 80% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MSP–ATL flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 79%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 64%.

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
  • Mon84%(528 flights)
  • Tue87%(478 flights)
  • Wed88%(464 flights)
  • Thu85%(531 flights)
  • Fri83%(497 flights)
  • Sat81%(448 flights)
  • Sun79%(534 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(389 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(700 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(511 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(518 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(699 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(659 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 80% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%284
July 202580%303
August 202587%315
September 202590%301
October 202589%318
November 202584%287
December 202577%275
January 202684%272
February 202686%264
March 202685%284
April 202686%282
May 202678%295

Based on 3,509 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.