LAS to MSP flight delays

LAS MSP Harry Reid to Minneapolis Saint Paul / Wold Chamberlain · 1,299 miles

7,634 flights were scheduled from LAS to MSP over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 7,560 that made the trip, 85.1% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
7,634
Arrived on time
85.1%
Cancelled
0.7%
Scheduled distance
1,299 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on LAS–MSP, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Delta Air Lines 87.5% 68 min 0.7% 6,496
Southwest Airlines 72.3% 52 min 0.3% 755
Spirit Airlines 70.6% 60 min 1.9% 369

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on LAS–MSP: 77.6% of flights arrived on time, against 88.7% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 85.1%.
Arrival on-time share, LAS to MSP, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 85.2% 598
February 87.3% 562
March 80.6% 697
April 88.1% 672
May 83.1% 663
June 83.9% 604
July 77.6% 687
August 84.6% 660
September 88.7% 615
October 88.2% 691
November 88.6% 588
December 85.9% 597

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

LAS to MSP in one number

LAS → MSP

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 64 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 7,634 flights

85.1% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LAS to MSP

Which airline is most reliable from LAS to MSP?
Delta Air Lines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 87.5% of the time, with 6,496 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 70.6% over 369 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LAS to MSP?
July, at 77.6% of arrivals on time, with 687 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 88.7%.
How late are LAS–MSP flights when they are late?
64 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the LAS to MSP flight cancelled?
0.7% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at MSP less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.