Route Reliability
Minneapolis → Los Angeles
MSP–LAX · 1,535 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- 83%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 0 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.8%
- Cancelled
- 2,176
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 2,176 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
MSP–LAX flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 73% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
MSP–LAX flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 74%.
Trending in the right direction.
MSP–LAX flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% 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
- Mon77%(319 flights)
- Tue89%(303 flights)
- Wed87%(300 flights)
- Thu85%(315 flights)
- Fri84%(314 flights)
- Sat85%(292 flights)
- Sun74%(313 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(390 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(676 flights)
- 12–3 PM89%(342 flights)
- 3–6 PM81%(129 flights)
- 6–9 PM76%(385 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM73%(234 flights)
Jun 81% → May 80% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 81% | 217 |
| July 2025 | 79% | 231 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 207 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 179 |
| October 2025 | 85% | 186 |
| November 2025 | 82% | 175 |
| December 2025 | 67% | 163 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 142 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 135 |
| March 2026 | 89% | 163 |
| April 2026 | 89% | 175 |
| May 2026 | 80% | 183 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,176 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.