LGA to MSP flight delays

LGA MSP LaGuardia to Minneapolis Saint Paul / Wold Chamberlain · 1,020 miles

6,601 flights were scheduled from LGA to MSP over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,483 that made the trip, 85.5% 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
6,601
Arrived on time
85.5%
Cancelled
1.6%
Scheduled distance
1,020 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 LGA–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 84.7% 90 min 1.4% 5,329
Republic Airways 88.8% 57 min 2.7% 1,270

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on LGA–MSP: 77.5% of flights arrived on time, against 92.1% 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, 85.5%.
Arrival on-time share, LGA to MSP, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 86.4% 547
February 87.8% 507
March 85.7% 551
April 86.7% 536
May 83% 569
June 77.5% 534
July 78.5% 593
August 87.2% 590
September 92.1% 542
October 88.3% 560
November 88.7% 531
December 84.1% 541

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.

LGA to MSP in one number

LGA → MSP

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 85 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,601 flights

85.5% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LGA to MSP

Which airline is most reliable from LGA to MSP?
Republic Airways — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 88.8% of the time, with 1,270 scheduled. Delta Air Lines came in at 84.7% over 5,329 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LGA to MSP?
June, at 77.5% of arrivals on time, with 534 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 92.1%.
How late are LGA–MSP flights when they are late?
85 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 LGA to MSP flight cancelled?
1.6% 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.