Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Minneapolis (MSP): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Minneapolis, MN (MSP), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXMinneapolis, MN
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to MSP
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Minneapolis, MN
- On time
- 72.3%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 2.1%vs 1.9% U.S. average About average
- 60+ min late
- 9.7%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,311in 12 months5 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Delta Air Lines80.0% on time · 1,413 flights
On time less often than the U.S. average, with a typical cancellation rate.
Airlines on this route
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Diverted | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Delta Air Lines Most reliable | 80.0% | 1.4% | 7.6% | 85 min | 0.2% | 1,413 |
| 2. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 77.2% | 1.5% | 8.6% | 82 min | 1.1% | 267 |
| 3. American Airlines | 64.7% | 2.8% | 11.7% | 66 min | 0.1% | 1,628 |
| Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle | Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) | 2 | ||||
| SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska | Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) | 1 | ||||
On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.
What this means
Delta Air Lines has the strongest record on this route.
- Delta Air Lines had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Minneapolis (MSP): 80.0% of its 1,413 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 64.7% for American Airlines.
- Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines also flew this route but with fewer than 50 reported flights, too few to rate.
- 2.1% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 48), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 9.7% of flights, about 1 in 10, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 72 min.
- Overall, 72.3% of flights on this route arrived on time, 3.3 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (84.9% on time) and June the least reliable (60.7%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 4.2% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (88.1% on time); flights scheduled to depart 9 pm to 10 pm were the least (47.6%).
- In the other direction, Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 75.5% of flights were on time and 2.2% were cancelled. Compare airlines MSP to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to MSP
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 72.3%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74.8% | 759 |
| February | 84.3% | 699 |
| March | 73.7% | 815 |
| April | 73.6% | 796 |
| May | 67.3% | 842 |
| June | 60.7% | 840 |
| July | 63.9% | 878 |
| August | 70.8% | 829 |
| September | 80.5% | 765 |
| October | 84.9% | 870 |
| November | 83.5% | 798 |
| December | 75.1% | 799 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | February (89.1%) | June (72.4%) |
| American Airlines | October (84.1%) | June (52.5%) |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 79.6% | 255 |
| Oct 2025 | 78.2% | 298 |
| Nov 2025 | 75.8% | 269 |
| Dec 2025 | 64.1% | 276 |
| Jan 2026 | 68.7% | 259 |
| Feb 2026 | 80.4% | 240 |
| Mar 2026 | 74.7% | 292 |
| Apr 2026 | 76.4% | 258 |
| May 2026 | 74.5% | 278 |
| Jun 2026 | 59.4% | 286 |
| Jul 2026 | 63.4% | 314 |
| Aug 2026 | 74.8% | 286 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | Insufficient sample | 3 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 88.1% | 295 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 83.4% | 386 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 79.7% | 69 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | Insufficient sample | 11 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 86.2% | 239 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 71.6% | 479 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | Insufficient sample | 39 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 71.3% | 115 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 70.0% | 213 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 71.2% | 479 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | Insufficient sample | 26 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 58.2% | 134 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 67.9% | 464 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 62.4% | 101 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 55.8% | 52 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 47.6% | 206 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Nonstop scheduled flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Minneapolis, MN (MSP), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.