Route Reliability
Seattle → Minneapolis
SEA–MSP · 1,399 miles · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- 86%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.0%
- 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 Lines89%1,735 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines81%972 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
SEA–MSP flights departing between 12–3 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 78% between 6–9 PM.
Wednesday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 90% on time on Wednesdays against 84% on Sundays.
Delta Air Lines runs this route best.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 89% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 81%.
Ticking up lately.
SEA–MSP flights arrived on time 91% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 87% 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
- Mon86%(402 flights)
- Tue87%(371 flights)
- Wed90%(371 flights)
- Thu86%(400 flights)
- Fri85%(394 flights)
- Sat85%(336 flights)
- Sun84%(402 flights)
- 12–3 AM100%(16 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(844 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM87%(465 flights)
- 12–3 PM81%(462 flights)
- 3–6 PM86%(172 flights)
- 6–9 PM78%(463 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM93%(254 flights)
Jun 84% → May 92% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 84% | 267 |
| July 2025 | 78% | 293 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 289 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 263 |
| October 2025 | 92% | 227 |
| November 2025 | 89% | 200 |
| December 2025 | 81% | 206 |
| January 2026 | 90% | 166 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 158 |
| March 2026 | 90% | 188 |
| April 2026 | 92% | 196 |
| May 2026 | 92% | 223 |
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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.