Minneapolis-St Paul International in July 2025

74.6%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In July 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 10,565 domestic departures from Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP). 74.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.0% reached their destination on time; 0.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 69.7% of flights departed on time and 69.0% arrived on time, so MSP departures were 4.9 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2024, the airport had 11,786 departures with 67.0% leaving on time: a change of +7.6 points, with flights down 10%.

Flights arriving at MSP that month were on time 76.2% of the time (10,564 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 23% and national aviation system 21%.

On time 73.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.5%
Cancelled 0.9%
Diverted 0.5%

Every scheduled departure from MSP in July 2025, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2025	Jul 2024	MSP, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2025
Departed on time	74.6%	67.0%	79.8%	69.7%
Arrived on time	73.0%	66.7%	78.1%	69.0%
Cancelled	0.9%	4.1%	1.4%	2.5%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	20.3 min	25.2 min	14.9 min	24.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	352	393	313	21,048
Scheduled departures	10,565	11,786	114,287	631,428

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	6,541	62%	71.7%	13.7 min	0.6%
OO SkyWest Airlines	1,999	19%	81.4%	8.9 min	0.3%
WN Southwest Airlines	593	6%	71.2%	14.7 min	0.8%
UA United Airlines	461	4%	68.5%	28.3 min	2.6%
AA American Airlines	433	4%	66.1%	24.2 min	2.1%
AS Alaska Airlines	154	1%	72.7%	4.4 min	1.3%
YX Republic Airline	119	1%	68.9%	15.7 min	8.4%
MQ Envoy Air	92	1%	63.0%	23.2 min	2.2%
F9 Frontier Airlines	78	1%	79.5%	10.2 min	0.0%
NK Spirit Airlines	40	0%	65.0%	10.2 min	2.5%
OH PSA Airlines	38	0%	57.9%	33.0 min	13.2%
G4 Allegiant Air	17	0%	82.4%	8.9 min	5.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MSP–DEN	Minneapolis to Denver	570	67.4%	20.9 min	1.2%
MSP–ORD	Minneapolis to Chicago	544	62.5%	29.2 min	1.3%
MSP–ATL	Minneapolis to Atlanta	305	78.4%	4.6 min	0.3%
MSP–SEA	Minneapolis to Seattle	295	81.0%	-0.5 min	1.0%
MSP–DFW	Minneapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth	281	65.5%	18.8 min	1.1%
MSP–PHX	Minneapolis to Phoenix	273	77.7%	12.1 min	0.0%
MSP–MDW	Minneapolis to Chicago	249	73.5%	10.3 min	1.2%
MSP–LAX	Minneapolis to Los Angeles	231	78.8%	6.9 min	0.0%
MSP–CLT	Minneapolis to Charlotte	224	71.4%	10.3 min	2.7%
MSP–LAS	Minneapolis to Las Vegas	205	81.0%	3.5 min	0.0%
MSP–DCA	Minneapolis to Washington	203	55.7%	34.4 min	7.4%
MSP–DTW	Minneapolis to Detroit	196	77.6%	12.7 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2025.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2025	Minutes
Air carrier	44.4%	31.1%	92,567
Late-arriving aircraft	23.1%	40.8%	48,022
National Aviation System	20.9%	20.7%	43,579
Extreme weather	11.6%	7.3%	24,106
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

208,274 delay minutes on 2,698 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left MSP on time in July 2025?

74.6% of 10,565 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 69.7% and 69.0%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2024, 67.0% of 11,786 departures left on time and 4.1% were cancelled, against 74.6% and 0.9% in July 2025.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MSP · methodology · corrections.