Route reliability
Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Minneapolis, MN (MSP) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.
Minneapolis, MNDallas/Fort Worth, TX
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
MSP to DFW
Minneapolis, MN to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- On time
- 75.5%vs 75.6% U.S. average About average
- Cancelled
- 2.2%vs 1.9% U.S. average About average
- 60+ min late
- 7.8%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,312in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Delta Air Lines77.8% on time · 1,413 flights
On time about as often as 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 | 77.8% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 56 min | 0.8% | 1,413 |
| 2. American Airlines | 74.3% | 2.9% | 8.9% | 101 min | 0.7% | 1,629 |
| 3. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 71.5% | 2.2% | 11.2% | 95 min | 0.4% | 267 |
| Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle | Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) | 3 | ||||
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 Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 77.8% of its 1,413 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 74.3% for American Airlines.
- Envoy Air also flew this route but with fewer than 50 reported flights, too few to rate.
- 2.2% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 45), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 7.8% of flights, about 1 in 13, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 83 min.
- Overall, 75.5% of flights on this route arrived on time, about the same as the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (84.6% on time) and June the least reliable (63.4%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 4.3% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (85.3% on time); flights scheduled to depart 6 pm to 7 pm were the least (59.8%).
- In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Minneapolis (MSP), 72.3% of flights were on time and 2.1% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to MSP.
Best and worst months to fly MSP to DFW
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 75.5%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72.9% | 759 |
| February | 83.4% | 699 |
| March | 79.6% | 815 |
| April | 72.6% | 798 |
| May | 69.3% | 841 |
| June | 63.4% | 839 |
| July | 71.9% | 878 |
| August | 76.8% | 829 |
| September | 82.2% | 768 |
| October | 84.6% | 870 |
| November | 83.3% | 798 |
| December | 75.9% | 800 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | September (87.5%) | June (65.7%) |
| American Airlines | October (86.0%) | June (63.2%) |
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 | 79.3% | 256 |
| Oct 2025 | 82.6% | 298 |
| Nov 2025 | 79.3% | 270 |
| Dec 2025 | 65.2% | 276 |
| Jan 2026 | 68.2% | 258 |
| Feb 2026 | 81.7% | 240 |
| Mar 2026 | 79.8% | 292 |
| Apr 2026 | 74.9% | 259 |
| May 2026 | 73.6% | 277 |
| Jun 2026 | 62.6% | 286 |
| Jul 2026 | 80.2% | 313 |
| Aug 2026 | 78.7% | 287 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 79.2% | 77 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 85.3% | 319 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 82.5% | 498 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 77.2% | 101 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 77.2% | 57 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 82.8% | 557 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 77.1% | 201 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | Insufficient sample | 25 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | Insufficient sample | 4 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 71.8% | 439 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 64.9% | 231 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 63.2% | 57 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 63.2% | 133 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 59.8% | 127 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 63.7% | 267 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 79.3% | 145 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 73.2% | 71 |
| Departing 10 pm to 11 pm | Insufficient sample | 3 |
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 Minneapolis, MN (MSP) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), 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.