JFK to MSP flight delays
New York, NY (JFK) Minneapolis, MN (MSP) · 1,029 miles
67 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
84.85%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.49%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
105 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
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 105 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.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from JFK overall run 7.1 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion JFK has, this route is largely escaping it.
Flights from New York to Minneapolis keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
Every airline on JFK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 67 | 84.85% | 1.49% | 105 min | — |
The return leg
MSP to JFK Minneapolis back to New York 87.5% on time —Other routes from New York
Common questions
Are flights from New York to Minneapolis usually delayed?
84.85% of flights on the JFK 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.
How often are JFK to MSP flights cancelled?
1.49% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 15 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When JFK to MSP flights are late, how late are they?
About 105 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 JFK to MSP during March 2025 – August 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 →