Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) – Seattle–Tacoma (SEA)
In July 2026, 579 flights operated between Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field and Seattle–Tacoma (both directions), and 82.7% left on time, according to the US BTS.
Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.
Flight timing & delays
Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay07:00–08:000.7min · 485 recorded · 482 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour13.6min07:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights9,452MSP–SEA
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
14.37.10.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
1,3746870
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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87
87
01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
No observations
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06:00
94.1%
1.9 min
1,002
1,010
07:00
94.0%
0.7 min
482
485
08:00
92.0%
2.3 min
1,366
1,374
09:00
93.1%
2.9 min
537
538
10:00
86.1%
4.7 min
323
328
11:00
84.7%
7.6 min
700
701
12:00
85.9%
8.9 min
389
390
13:00
82.1%
7.8 min
414
414
14:00
79.4%
9.7 min
916
922
15:00
81.8%
9.6 min
554
560
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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177
178
17:00
87.5%
4.9 min
208
210
18:00
77.3%
12.3 min
1,284
1,294
19:00
73.1%
12.4 min
245
246
20:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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21
22
21:00
72.4%
14.3 min
228
232
22:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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125
125
23:00
88.3%
3.1 min
334
336
Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
9.04.50.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
1,4227110
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
83.9%
9.0 min
1,417
1,422
Tuesday
87.5%
4.4 min
1,299
1,302
Wednesday
87.5%
4.0 min
1,296
1,297
Thursday
82.9%
7.6 min
1,394
1,399
Friday
85.8%
7.0 min
1,398
1,413
Saturday
86.2%
7.5 min
1,205
1,214
Sunday
84.3%
7.0 min
1,383
1,405
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
10.75.40.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
1,1705850
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
82.8%
10.4 min
691
693
Feb
86.9%
5.1 min
634
635
Mar
85.6%
7.6 min
772
795
Apr
90.7%
2.5 min
785
788
May
85.4%
6.6 min
882
886
Jun
83.2%
8.0 min
1,037
1,041
Jul
81.4%
10.7 min
1,164
1,170
Aug
84.5%
7.3 min
582
583
Sep
87.8%
4.2 min
525
528
Oct
89.6%
1.5 min
728
735
Nov
90.2%
2.9 min
775
779
Dec
80.2%
9.8 min
817
819
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes
On time84.8%8,019
Delayed >15 min14.5%1,373
Cancelled0.6%60
Missing departure time0.0%0
All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.
Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.