MSP to EWR flight delays

MSP EWR Minneapolis Saint Paul / Wold Chamberlain to Newark Liberty · 1,008 miles

6,667 flights were scheduled from MSP to EWR over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,488 that made the trip, 77.6% 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
6,667
Arrived on time
77.6%
Cancelled
2.3%
Scheduled distance
1,008 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 MSP–EWR, 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 75.3% 79 min 1.9% 3,758
United Airlines 78.3% 100 min 1.9% 1,702
Republic Airways 84.3% 83 min 4.1% 1,186

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on MSP–EWR: 66.1% of flights arrived on time, against 84.7% in February. 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, 77.6%.
Arrival on-time share, MSP to EWR, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 84% 515
February 84.7% 478
March 82.4% 536
April 81.2% 526
May 75.9% 566
June 75.9% 579
July 66.1% 604
August 75.3% 621
September 79.3% 608
October 81.7% 620
November 75.7% 508
December 70.7% 506

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.

MSP to EWR in one number

MSP → EWR

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

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,667 flights

77.6% of flights arrived on time

Questions about MSP to EWR

Which airline is most reliable from MSP to EWR?
Republic Airways — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 84.3% of the time, with 1,186 scheduled. Delta Air Lines came in at 75.3% over 3,758 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly MSP to EWR?
July, at 66.1% of arrivals on time, with 604 flights scheduled. February was the best of the year at 84.7%.
How late are MSP–EWR 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 MSP to EWR flight cancelled?
2.3% 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 EWR 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.