FWA to MSP flight delays
Fort Wayne, IN (FWA) Minneapolis, MN (MSP) · 488 miles
695 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
80.72% of flights from Fort Wayne to Minneapolis arrived within 15 minutes of schedule over July 2024 – July 2026, across 695 flights.
80.72%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.43%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
123 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
24 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In June it ran 40 points more punctual than in December — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 123 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The two directions do not behave alike. MSP to FWA arrives on time 6.3 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only SkyWest Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on FWA to MSP. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in December.
Every airline on FWA to MSP
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 695 | 80.72% | 0.43% | 123 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MSP to FWA Minneapolis back to Fort Wayne 74.42% on time DOther routes from Fort Wayne
- FWA → ORD · Chicago F
- FWA → DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth C
- FWA → ATL · Atlanta C
- FWA → DTW · Detroit C
- FWA → CLT · Charlotte C
- FWA → PGD · Punta Gorda D
- FWA → PIE · St. Petersburg F
- FWA → SFB · Sanford F
- FWA → SRQ · Sarasota/Bradenton C
- FWA → AZA · Phoenix D
- FWA → LAS · Las Vegas C
- FWA → MYR · Myrtle Beach —
Common questions
Are flights from Fort Wayne to Minneapolis usually delayed?
80.72% of flights on the FWA to MSP route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Fort Wayne to Minneapolis?
Only SkyWest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 695 flights and 80.72% arriving on time.
How often are FWA to MSP flights cancelled?
0.43% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 4 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Fort Wayne to Minneapolis?
June, when 96.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 56.7%.
When FWA to MSP flights are late, how late are they?
About 123 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on FWA to MSP during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →