Airport month record
MSPJUN
Minneapolis-St Paul International in June 2026
- Departures
- 10,491
- Month
- June 2026
- National, same month
- 74.3%
- Carriers
- 10
Historical statistics for June 2026, not live status or a forecast for this year’s June. For today’s conditions at MSP, see live FAA status.
MSP in June lands a B+, 4 points better than the national rate of 74.3%. Roughly one flight in five arrives 15 minutes late or worse, and those flights are late by about an hour on average. That is a workable record, not a spotless one. That rests on 10,491 flights, of which SkyWest Airlines flew 2,513 at 82.1% on time.
SkyWest Airlines is the most reliable of the four carriers covered here at 82.1% on time across 2,513 flights.
Key figures
On time
77.9%
Arrivals under 15 minutes late, of 10,353 completed departures
Avg delay
67 min
Across delayed arrivals only, not all flights
Cancelled
0.92%
Nationally in June: 1.65%
Whole year
79.1%
MSP across all twelve months
These figures cover 10,491 departures from Minneapolis-St Paul International in June 2026. On time means an arrival less than 15 minutes after the scheduled gate time, the DOT's threshold, and the national comparison uses every US departure in the same month rather than the whole year.
Against the year
June next to MSP's other months
Against MSP's own year, June ran about a point worse than the twelve-month rate of 79.1%, which makes it number eight of twelve months, best first.
| Month | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 10,565 | 74.1% | 77 min | 0.89% | C+ |
| August 2025 | 10,305 | 81.5% | 68 min | 0.47% | B+ |
| September 2025 | 9,559 | 85.6% | 59 min | 0.10% | A+ |
| October 2025 | 9,657 | 84.7% | 60 min | 0.22% | B+ |
| November 2025 | 8,806 | 82.1% | 75 min | 2.16% | B |
| December 2025 | 8,854 | 63.1% | 78 min | 2.28% | D |
| January 2026 | 8,055 | 72.9% | 74 min | 2.41% | C |
| February 2026 | 7,923 | 80.4% | 69 min | 1.12% | B |
| March 2026 | 9,608 | 77.2% | 80 min | 5.04% | B− |
| April 2026 | 9,639 | 83.9% | 68 min | 0.75% | B+ |
| May 2026 | 10,400 | 83.4% | 73 min | 0.54% | B+ |
| June 2026 (this page) | 10,491 | 77.9% | 67 min | 0.92% | B+ |
Departure window
The best time of day to leave MSP in June
Departure time matters more here than the choice of carrier. The gap between the best and worst window is 21 points, against 13 points between the best and worst carrier. Each bar is the on-time rate for flights scheduled inside that window.
- 5am–8am1,435 flights89.7%
- 8am–11am2,223 flights83.9%
- 11am–2pm1,732 flights81.4%
- 2pm–5pm1,770 flights71.4%
- 5pm–8pm1,818 flights68.7%
- 8pm–5am1,513 flights72.6%
Scale runs 60% to 95%. Rows with fewer than 30 flights show a dash.
Book the early departure. Flights leaving between 5am–8am arrive on time 89.7% of the time, against 68.7% for the evening window. That is 21 points of difference for no extra money, and it comes from the same aircraft having had no earlier flight to fall behind on. The 8am–11am window is the busiest, with 2,223 flights scheduled in it.
Across the week, Saturday is the strongest day at 86.1% on time and Sunday the weakest at 72.0%. 14 points is a smaller lever than departure hour, but it is free.
Carrier by carrier
Which airlines ran best at MSP in June
The choice of carrier is not cosmetic here. SkyWest Airlines arrives on time 82.1% of the time; Southwest Airlines manages 69.0%. Sample sizes sit next to every figure, because a two-point gap across 491 flights means less than a ten-point one.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 6,046 | 77.5% | 57 min | 0.73% | B+ |
| SkyWest Airlines | 2,513 | 82.1% | 70 min | 0.44% | B+ |
| United Airlines | 546 | 75.1% | 84 min | 0.92% | B+ |
| Southwest Airlines | 491 | 69.0% | 56 min | 1.02% | C |
| American Airlinesthin sample | 351 | 76.0% | 90 min | 2.85% | B |
| Alaska Airlinesthin sample | 140 | 86.2% | 62 min | 1.43% | A |
| PSA Airlinesthin sample | 138 | 73.8% | 255 min | 8.70% | C− |
| Frontier Airlinesthin sample | 115 | 59.3% | 98 min | 1.74% | D |
| Envoy Airthin sample | 85 | 75.9% | 126 min | 1.18% | B |
| Republic Airwaysthin sample | 66 | 83.9% | 75 min | 6.06% | B− |
The spread between SkyWest and Southwest is 13 points, wide enough that it should decide the booking. On a hundred trips that is 13 more arrivals inside the on-time window.
Route by route
Busiest routes out of MSP in June
| Route | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP to DEN · Denver | 536 | 72.0% | 69 min | 0.37% | C+ |
| MSP to ORD · Chicago | 534 | 71.7% | 97 min | 2.81% | C |
| MSP to ATL · Atlantathin sample | 287 | 75.2% | 60 min | 0.35% | B+ |
| MSP to DFW · Dallas-Fort Worththin sample | 286 | 66.8% | 75 min | 3.50% | C− |
| MSP to SEA · Seattlethin sample | 252 | 83.3% | 69 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| MSP to DCA · Washingtonthin sample | 224 | 71.7% | 161 min | 5.36% | C− |
| MSP to CLT · Charlottethin sample | 211 | 79.1% | 59 min | 1.42% | B |
| MSP to PHX · Phoenixthin sample | 207 | 84.1% | 47 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| MSP to PHL · Philadelphiathin sample | 200 | 84.0% | 95 min | 2.50% | B |
| MSP to EWR · Newarkthin sample | 200 | 81.9% | 91 min | 2.50% | B |
| MSP to LAX · Los Angelesthin sample | 199 | 77.7% | 54 min | 1.01% | B |
| MSP to SFO · San Franciscothin sample | 183 | 44.8% | 46 min | 0.00% | F+ |
| MSP to IAH · Houstonthin sample | 176 | 76.9% | 51 min | 0.57% | B+ |
| MSP to MKE · Milwaukeethin sample | 175 | 82.0% | 82 min | 0.57% | B+ |
| MSP to DTW · Detroitthin sample | 172 | 85.5% | 53 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| MSP to BNA · Nashvillethin sample | 172 | 74.7% | 53 min | 0.58% | C+ |
| MSP to BOS · Bostonthin sample | 168 | 78.6% | 51 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| MSP to STL · St. Louisthin sample | 165 | 70.6% | 55 min | 1.21% | C |
| MSP to PDX · Portlandthin sample | 163 | 84.0% | 48 min | 0.61% | B+ |
| MSP to LGA · New Yorkthin sample | 151 | 76.5% | 49 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| MSP to MCO · Orlandothin sample | 147 | 75.5% | 59 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| MSP to FSD · Sioux Fallsthin sample | 146 | 80.7% | 63 min | 0.68% | B+ |
| MSP to OMA · Omahathin sample | 144 | 75.7% | 90 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| MSP to MDW · Chicagothin sample | 144 | 69.5% | 57 min | 1.39% | C |
| MSP to SLC · Salt Lake Citythin sample | 143 | 83.9% | 36 min | 0.00% | B+ |
Delay causes
What held MSP up in June
One category carries most of the weight here. Carrier accounts for 45% of the 153,000 delay minutes carriers reported, and the remaining four split what is left. The split is by minutes rather than by flights, so a few very long delays count for as much as many short ones.
- 45%Carrier
- 24%Late-arriving aircraft
- 23%National Airspace System
- 8%Extreme weather
The largest share of delay minutes, 45%, falls under carrier control: crew scheduling, maintenance, fuelling, baggage. Unlike weather, that is a management outcome, and it is the category where the gap between two carriers on the same schedule is genuinely earned. It accounts for 69,000 of the 153,000 delay minutes reported here. The split is drawn from 152,860 reported delay minutes.
Cancellations sit at 0.92% against a national 1.65%, which is ordinary. Diversions add another 0.40%.
7.4% of arrivals land an hour or more late, close to the national 9.7%. That is the figure that decides a connection, and it says a 60 to 75 minute layover is reasonable here while anything under 45 minutes is a bet. Most delays on this route last about an hour, which a normal layover absorbs.
What to do with this
Flying from MSP in June
For a June trip through MSP: expect 77.9% on time and 0.92% cancelled, going by June 2026. The 5am–8am window was the strongest part of the day.
Related
Where to go next
- Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP), the whole year
- MSP in July74.1%
- MSP in August81.5%
- MSP in September85.6%
- MSP in October84.7%
- MSP in November82.1%
- MSP in December63.1%
- MSP in January72.9%
- MSP in February80.4%
- MSP in March77.2%
- MSP in April83.9%
- MSP in May83.4%
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, on-time performance data, July 2025 to June 2026. Last updated 15 September 2026; recomputed monthly. How this data is collected.