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Airport month · March 2026
Minneapolis-St Paul International in March 2026
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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 9,608 domestic departures from Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP). 74.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.1% reached their destination on time; 5.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so MSP departures were 1.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 9,453 departures with 81.9% leaving on time: a change of −7.8 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at MSP that month were on time 75.2% of the time (9,600 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 57%, national aviation system 21% and late-arriving aircraft 14%.
- On time 73.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.6%
- Cancelled 5.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | MSP, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.1% | 81.9% | 79.8% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 73.1% | 80.6% | 78.1% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 5.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 19.0 min | 13.1 min | 14.9 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 320 | 315 | 313 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 9,608 | 9,453 | 114,287 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 5,083 | 53% | 75.6% | 2.7 min | 4.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,648 | 28% | 69.0% | 17.9 min | 5.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 479 | 5% | 70.8% | 8.0 min | 3.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 376 | 4% | 72.3% | 15.7 min | 4.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 362 | 4% | 77.6% | 9.2 min | 5.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 212 | 2% | 71.2% | 0.4 min | 8.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 173 | 2% | 72.3% | 12.7 min | 5.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 111 | 1% | 70.3% | 3.1 min | 9.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 89 | 1% | 68.5% | 34.8 min | 11.2% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 75 | 1% | 66.7% | 10.7 min | 5.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP–ORD | Minneapolis to Chicago | 535 | 63.4% | 22.6 min | 7.9% |
| MSP–DEN | Minneapolis to Denver | 462 | 76.0% | 4.8 min | 3.0% |
| MSP–PHX | Minneapolis to Phoenix | 337 | 80.7% | 1.2 min | 4.5% |
| MSP–ATL | Minneapolis to Atlanta | 296 | 81.1% | -0.7 min | 3.7% |
| MSP–DFW | Minneapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth | 292 | 79.8% | 3.4 min | 5.5% |
| MSP–MCO | Minneapolis to Orlando | 237 | 69.6% | 9.8 min | 6.3% |
| MSP–MDW | Minneapolis to Chicago | 226 | 67.7% | 11.9 min | 4.4% |
| MSP–DCA | Minneapolis to Washington | 221 | 66.5% | 16.4 min | 5.9% |
| MSP–LAS | Minneapolis to Las Vegas | 215 | 83.7% | -5.4 min | 4.2% |
| MSP–CLT | Minneapolis to Charlotte | 207 | 75.8% | 3.6 min | 3.9% |
| MSP–SEA | Minneapolis to Seattle | 200 | 62.0% | 16.3 min | 6.0% |
| MSP–STL | Minneapolis to St. Louis | 186 | 72.6% | 13.2 min | 3.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MSP on time in March 2026?
74.1% of 9,608 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 81.9% of 9,453 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 74.1% and 5.0% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 2026; 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.