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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Charlotte

MSPCLT · 930 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
2,474
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines81%1,270 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines80%1,204 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MSP–CLT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 74% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MSP–CLT flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Not much between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 80% to 81% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

MSP–CLT 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
  • Mon78%(367 flights)
  • Tue89%(322 flights)
  • Wed83%(341 flights)
  • Thu82%(372 flights)
  • Fri79%(366 flights)
  • Sat79%(290 flights)
  • Sun76%(364 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(688 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(337 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(616 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(402 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(379 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 73% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%210
July 202574%218
August 202584%212
September 202589%205
October 202584%223
November 202583%187
December 202569%198
January 202681%180
February 202683%175
March 202679%198
April 202683%197
May 202686%219

Based on 2,474 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.