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Route Reliability

Portland → Minneapolis

PDX–MSP · 1,426 miles · Portland International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
1,613
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 Lines92%1,335 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines88%278 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PDX–MSP flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 84% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

PDX–MSP flights arrived on time 94% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 87%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 92% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 88%.

Ticking up lately.

PDX–MSP flights arrived on time 96% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 90% 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
  • Mon87%(236 flights)
  • Tue90%(229 flights)
  • Wed89%(233 flights)
  • Thu94%(236 flights)
  • Fri92%(237 flights)
  • Sat94%(209 flights)
  • Sun90%(223 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM94%(267 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(563 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM95%(220 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(418 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(135 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 91% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202591%168
July 202578%180
August 202591%170
September 202592%155
October 202596%153
November 202594%142
December 202579%119
January 202695%82
February 202695%78
March 202696%98
April 202696%116
May 202695%142

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Based on 1,613 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.