Route Reliability
Minneapolis → Seattle
MSP–SEA · 1,399 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 2,707
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines83%1,736 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines80%971 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
MSP–SEA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.
Friday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 84% on time on Fridays against 79% on Sundays.
Not much between Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines.
On this route they all land within 80% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Trending in the right direction.
MSP–SEA flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 69% 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
- Mon83%(402 flights)
- Tue83%(371 flights)
- Wed82%(369 flights)
- Thu80%(400 flights)
- Fri84%(393 flights)
- Sat83%(337 flights)
- Sun79%(398 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(711 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM87%(452 flights)
- 12–3 PM76%(480 flights)
- 3–6 PM81%(358 flights)
- 6–9 PM74%(459 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM82%(210 flights)
Jun 84% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 84% | 266 |
| July 2025 | 83% | 290 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 292 |
| September 2025 | 92% | 262 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 227 |
| November 2025 | 84% | 200 |
| December 2025 | 54% | 207 |
| January 2026 | 71% | 166 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 155 |
| March 2026 | 67% | 186 |
| April 2026 | 94% | 195 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 224 |
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Based on 2,707 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.