MSP to SRQ flight delays
Minneapolis, MN (MSP) Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ) · 1,342 miles
490 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
85.77%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.04%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
63 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
10 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In November it ran 25.7 points more punctual than in January — 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.
Only Delta Air Lines 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.
Flights from Minneapolis to Sarasota/Bradenton keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
This is a thin route — 490 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on MSP to SRQ. Flights ran closest to schedule in June and worst in August.
Every airline on MSP to SRQ
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 | 474 | 86.18% | 2.11% | 55 min | B |
| Allegiant Air | 16 | 73.33% | 0% | 178 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
Other routes from Minneapolis
Common questions
Are flights from Minneapolis to Sarasota/Bradenton usually delayed?
85.77% of flights on the MSP to SRQ route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Minneapolis to Sarasota/Bradenton?
Only Delta Air Lines appears in the published record on this route, with 474 flights and 86.18% arriving on time.
How often are MSP to SRQ flights cancelled?
2.04% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 20 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Minneapolis to Sarasota/Bradenton?
November, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was January at 74.3%.
When MSP to SRQ flights are late, how late are they?
About 63 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 MSP to SRQ 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 →