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Airport month · May 2026
Minneapolis-St Paul International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 10,400 domestic departures from Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP). 83.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.7% reached their destination on time; 0.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so MSP departures were 6.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 9,896 departures with 81.0% leaving on time: a change of +2.1 points, with flights up 5%.
Flights arriving at MSP that month were on time 84.8% of the time (10,400 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 59%, national aviation system 19% and late-arriving aircraft 15%.
- On time 82.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.5%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.3%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | MSP, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 83.1% | 81.0% | 79.8% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 82.7% | 80.4% | 78.1% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.0 min | 14.6 min | 14.9 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 347 | 330 | 313 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,400 | 9,896 | 114,287 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 5,714 | 55% | 81.4% | 3.2 min | 0.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,787 | 27% | 85.4% | 4.7 min | 0.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 499 | 5% | 79.8% | 7.6 min | 0.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 457 | 4% | 80.3% | 3.8 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 357 | 3% | 81.5% | 7.3 min | 2.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 138 | 1% | 89.9% | -11.3 min | 1.4% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 123 | 1% | 82.1% | -7.0 min | 3.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 113 | 1% | 72.6% | 11.4 min | 0.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 107 | 1% | 98.1% | -13.4 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 105 | 1% | 94.3% | -10.6 min | 1.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP–ORD | Minneapolis to Chicago | 572 | 79.5% | 6.1 min | 0.9% |
| MSP–DEN | Minneapolis to Denver | 534 | 80.9% | 3.5 min | 0.4% |
| MSP–ATL | Minneapolis to Atlanta | 296 | 77.0% | 7.1 min | 0.3% |
| MSP–DFW | Minneapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth | 277 | 73.6% | 12.7 min | 1.8% |
| MSP–PHX | Minneapolis to Phoenix | 234 | 82.5% | 8.0 min | 1.3% |
| MSP–SEA | Minneapolis to Seattle | 226 | 83.6% | 0.9 min | 0.9% |
| MSP–DCA | Minneapolis to Washington | 224 | 82.1% | -2.9 min | 1.3% |
| MSP–CLT | Minneapolis to Charlotte | 223 | 84.3% | -2.9 min | 0.4% |
| MSP–PHL | Minneapolis to Philadelphia | 209 | 82.8% | -3.2 min | 1.9% |
| MSP–EWR | Minneapolis to Newark | 202 | 92.6% | -7.4 min | 1.5% |
| MSP–LAX | Minneapolis to Los Angeles | 185 | 77.8% | 7.9 min | 1.1% |
| MSP–IAH | Minneapolis to Houston | 181 | 86.7% | -2.6 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MSP on time in May 2026?
83.1% of 10,400 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 81.0% of 9,896 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 83.1% and 0.5% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.