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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Pittsburgh

MSP–PIT · 726 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1,253
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,253 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

MSP–PIT flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 62% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

MSP–PIT flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 72%.

Trending in the right direction.

MSP–PIT flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% 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
  • Mon81%(180 flights)
  • Tue82%(181 flights)
  • Wed77%(178 flights)
  • Thu82%(180 flights)
  • Fri72%(180 flights)
  • Sat78%(157 flights)
  • Sun76%(180 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM73%(361 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(356 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(161 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(321 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(37 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 69% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%111
July 202571%115
August 202574%113
September 202587%107
October 202594%117
November 202582%106
December 202568%105
January 202668%88
February 202683%82
March 202675%89
April 202687%90
May 202681%113

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Based on 1,253 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.