Billings (BIL) to Minneapolis (MSP): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly BIL to MSP matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 100% on-time in December 2024 to just 70% in February 2025. Across the full period the route averages 89% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 89%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 15 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 1.2%
- Flights/day
- 1.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 2h 5m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 748 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from BIL to MSP
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 90% | 18 min |
| Tuesday | 88% | 10 min |
| Wednesdaybest | 92% | 15 min |
| Thursday | 90% | 8 min |
| Friday | 87% | 20 min |
| Saturday | 84% | 21 min |
| Sunday | 91% | 14 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft8%
- Airline operations71%
- National airspace system13%
- Weather8%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from BIL to MSP delayed?
- 11% of BIL–MSP flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-07 and 2026-07. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 15 minutes.
- How long is the flight from BIL to MSP?
- The scheduled BIL–MSP flight time averages 2h 5m over 748 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 11% of the time.
- How often are BIL to MSP flights cancelled?
- 1.2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-07 and 2026-07, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from BIL to MSP?
- February 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 70% of arrivals on time. The best was December 2024 at 100%. If your dates are flexible, that 30-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 818 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.