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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Minneapolis

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

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
1,991
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 Lines82%1,231 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines71%760 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–MSP flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

PHL–MSP flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 72%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% 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
  • Mon72%(283 flights)
  • Tue80%(280 flights)
  • Wed85%(277 flights)
  • Thu78%(287 flights)
  • Fri78%(289 flights)
  • Sat74%(227 flights)
  • Sun76%(277 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(341 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(636 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(175 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(119 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(519 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(106 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 73% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%166
July 202563%166
August 202574%166
September 202583%162
October 202584%191
November 202576%155
December 202564%140
January 202683%128
February 202683%122
March 202677%137
April 202682%184
May 202687%203

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Based on 1,991 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.