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Pittsburgh → Minneapolis

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

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
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 81% of the time across 1,253 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

PIT–MSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 69% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Thursday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 83% on time on Thursdays against 79% on Sundays.

Trending in the right direction.

PIT–MSP flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% 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
  • Mon80%(179 flights)
  • Tue82%(180 flights)
  • Wed81%(177 flights)
  • Thu83%(179 flights)
  • Fri79%(180 flights)
  • Sat82%(158 flights)
  • Sun79%(181 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(360 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM69%(240 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(122 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(295 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(217 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 76% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%111
July 202570%114
August 202575%113
September 202589%107
October 202587%117
November 202589%105
December 202564%106
January 202678%87
February 202682%82
March 202684%89
April 202688%90
May 202689%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.