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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Memphis

MSP–MEM · 700 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Memphis International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
896
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 896 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.

MSP–MEM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 77% between 6–9 AM.

Monday is the weak spot.

MSP–MEM flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 79%.

Ticking up lately.

MSP–MEM flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% 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
  • Mon79%(135 flights)
  • Tue81%(133 flights)
  • Wed87%(133 flights)
  • Thu87%(133 flights)
  • Fri82%(132 flights)
  • Sat85%(91 flights)
  • Sun83%(131 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM77%(47 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(314 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(188 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(339 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 86% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%85
July 202585%85
August 202583%87
September 202581%82
October 202591%88
November 202582%83
December 202569%58
January 202682%54
February 202688%50
March 202687%55
April 202678%74
May 202686%87

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Based on 896 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.