Salt Lake City (SLC) to Minneapolis (MSP): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly SLC to MSP matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 94% on-time in October 2025 to just 69% in July 2024. Across the full period the route averages 86% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 86%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 8 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.4%
- Flights/day
- 4.4
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 2h 35m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 991 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from SLC to MSP
Aim for departures around 8 a.m. (94% on-time); avoid 3 p.m. departures (73%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 87% | 7 min |
| Tuesday | 88% | 6 min |
| Wednesdaybest | 90% | 5 min |
| Thursday | 83% | 10 min |
| Friday | 82% | 10 min |
| Saturday | 86% | 9 min |
| Sunday | 85% | 12 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft25%
- Airline operations54%
- National airspace system20%
- Weather2%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from SLC to MSP delayed?
- 14% of SLC–MSP flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 8 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from SLC to MSP?
- Departures around 8 a.m. have the best record (94% on-time), while departures around 3 p.m. have the worst (73%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from SLC to MSP?
- The scheduled SLC–MSP flight time averages 2h 35m over 991 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 14% of the time.
- How often are SLC to MSP flights cancelled?
- 0.4% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from SLC to MSP?
- July 2024 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 69% of arrivals on time. The best was October 2025 at 94%. If your dates are flexible, that 26-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 3,212 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.