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MSP Minneapolis / SBN South Bend

MSP → SBN on time

Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minneapolis, MN) to South Bend (South Bend, IN). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.1%
371 flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+100 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

75% of flights from Minneapolis to South Bend arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 14% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for MSP → SBN: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 36% of the time. About 1 in 8 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 37 three hours or more; 1.1% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 371 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Delta Air Lines37175%1.1%−7 min12.4%+100 minSkyWest 98%, Endeavor Air 2%

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at MSP). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%7 p.m. departures: 73% on time (300 flights)737p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (50 flights)8p
MSP → SBN, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026.

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (93 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (85 flights)FebMar: too few flights (93 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (93 flights)MayJun: too few flights (90 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (93 flights)AugSep: too few flights (91 flights)SepOct: too few flights (96 flights)OctNov: too few flights (92 flights)NovDec: too few flights (93 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday52——
Friday53——
Saturday56——
Sunday53——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 71%Severe weather 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Security 1%

Cancellations: weather 4

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
DL 38867:55 p.m.36575%1.1%−7 minSkyWest

Questions

How often are flights from MSP to SBN on time?

75% of 371 scheduled flights from Minneapolis, MN to South Bend, IN arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% were cancelled.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.