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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Newark

MSP–EWR · 1,008 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
4.2%
Cancelled
2,224
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines80%919 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines75%1,305 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MSP–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 70% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

MSP–EWR flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Mondays. On Saturdays: 74%.

United Airlines has a slight edge here.

United Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 75%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(309 flights)
  • Tue79%(314 flights)
  • Wed80%(317 flights)
  • Thu74%(318 flights)
  • Fri76%(317 flights)
  • Sat74%(255 flights)
  • Sun75%(294 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(623 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(349 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(486 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(177 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(489 flights)
On-time trend by month
96%
May

Jun 77% → May 96% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%167
July 202560%172
August 202573%196
September 202580%201
October 202574%199
November 202568%154
December 202558%154
January 202684%156
February 202683%144
March 202678%182
April 202690%196
May 202696%203

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,224 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.