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Airport month · July 2026
Minneapolis-St Paul International in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 10,990 domestic departures from Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP). 76.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.3% reached their destination on time; 1.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so MSP departures were 7.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 10,565 departures with 74.6% leaving on time: a change of +1.4 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at MSP that month were on time 76.6% of the time (10,990 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 52%, national aviation system 22% and late-arriving aircraft 21%.
- On time 76.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.8%
- Cancelled 1.4%
- Diverted 0.5%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | MSP, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.0% | 74.6% | 79.8% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 76.3% | 73.0% | 78.1% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.9 min | 20.3 min | 14.9 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 366 | 352 | 313 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,990 | 10,565 | 114,287 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 6,362 | 58% | 75.3% | 7.9 min | 1.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,520 | 23% | 79.6% | 7.7 min | 0.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 572 | 5% | 75.7% | 12.7 min | 2.8% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 504 | 5% | 72.2% | 6.5 min | 1.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 380 | 3% | 77.4% | 8.2 min | 0.5% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 174 | 2% | 86.2% | 5.6 min | 0.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 142 | 1% | 75.4% | 9.2 min | 12.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 124 | 1% | 71.0% | 14.8 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 120 | 1% | 60.8% | 31.3 min | 9.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 92 | 1% | 77.2% | 6.0 min | 2.2% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP–ORD | Minneapolis to Chicago | 564 | 67.2% | 19.4 min | 5.3% |
| MSP–DEN | Minneapolis to Denver | 553 | 75.6% | 9.3 min | 0.0% |
| MSP–DFW | Minneapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth | 313 | 80.2% | 3.8 min | 1.0% |
| MSP–ATL | Minneapolis to Atlanta | 298 | 70.5% | 12.1 min | 0.7% |
| MSP–SEA | Minneapolis to Seattle | 290 | 84.1% | 5.6 min | 0.3% |
| MSP–DCA | Minneapolis to Washington | 229 | 62.0% | 29.7 min | 4.8% |
| MSP–CLT | Minneapolis to Charlotte | 226 | 76.1% | 8.7 min | 0.9% |
| MSP–PHX | Minneapolis to Phoenix | 211 | 81.0% | 2.5 min | 0.5% |
| MSP–IAH | Minneapolis to Houston | 208 | 77.9% | 4.9 min | 0.0% |
| MSP–LAX | Minneapolis to Los Angeles | 208 | 77.4% | 8.0 min | 1.0% |
| MSP–EWR | Minneapolis to Newark | 196 | 68.9% | 9.5 min | 8.7% |
| MSP–PHL | Minneapolis to Philadelphia | 196 | 65.8% | 15.2 min | 5.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MSP on time in July 2026?
76.0% of 10,990 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 74.6% of 10,565 departures left on time and 0.9% were cancelled, against 76.0% and 1.4% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.