Skip to content
WanderNerd
Check a flight

Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Philadelphia

MSP–PHL · 981 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,990
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 Lines81%1,231 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines77%759 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MSP–PHL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 71% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

MSP–PHL flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 75%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 77%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(284 flights)
  • Tue82%(289 flights)
  • Wed85%(272 flights)
  • Thu81%(280 flights)
  • Fri79%(289 flights)
  • Sat78%(229 flights)
  • Sun79%(280 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(47 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(577 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(226 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(643 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(84 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(346 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 76% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%167
July 202571%164
August 202579%168
September 202584%162
October 202581%191
November 202584%154
December 202570%140
January 202674%128
February 202684%123
March 202679%138
April 202684%185
May 202686%203

Keep nerding

Based on 1,990 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.