SNA to MSP flight delays
Santa Ana, CA (SNA) Minneapolis, MN (MSP) · 1,522 miles
580 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
82.07%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.72%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
74 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 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 74 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 SNA arrives on time 14.3 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 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.
This is a thin route — 580 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 January 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on SNA to MSP. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in November.
Every airline on SNA 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 | 580 | 82.07% | 1.72% | 74 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MSP to SNA Minneapolis back to Santa Ana 67.72% on time DOther routes from Santa Ana
Common questions
Are flights from Santa Ana to Minneapolis usually delayed?
82.07% of flights on the SNA 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 Santa Ana to Minneapolis?
Only Delta Air Lines appears in the published record on this route, with 580 flights and 82.07% arriving on time.
How often are SNA to MSP flights cancelled?
1.72% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Santa Ana to Minneapolis?
May, when 91.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was November at 76%.
When SNA to MSP flights are late, how late are they?
About 74 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 SNA to MSP during January 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 →