Minneapolis–St. Paul logs 99 delays

Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport recorded 99 flight delays and five cancellations on Monday, May 18, according to travel-site coverage and public flight-tracking pages reviewed on Tuesday. The disruptions came as Memorial Day travel began to build at airports around the country. Delta Air Lines and Sun Country Airlines were among the carriers named in coverage of the MSP delays. Public airport and flight-status pages showed operations continuing on Tuesday morning, with MSP’s website listing early Delta arrivals as on time. ### How large was the disruption at MSP on May 18? Nomad Lawyer’s May 18 report said Minneapolis–St. Paul logged 99 delays and five cancellations tied to holiday-period congestion, with Delta and Sun Country flights among those affected. A separate travel-site report described the same scale of disruption at MSP on Monday, referring to “five cancellations and nearly 100 delays.” (thetraveler.org) FlightStats listed MSP in “moderate” delay status at 6:57 p.m. CDT on May 18. The same page showed overcast conditions, 61 degrees Fahrenheit and evening forecasts calling for rain showers and a chance of thunderstorms overnight. ### Which airlines were most visible in the MSP disruptions? Delta Air Lines appeared prominently in both the delay coverage and MSP’s live flight listings on Tuesday. (thetraveler.org) MSP’s official flights page showed a long run of Delta arrivals early Tuesday morning from cities including Honolulu, Seattle, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Detroit, reflecting the carrier’s large presence at the airport. (flightstats.com) Sun Country Airlines was also named in the May 18 disruption coverage. Minnesota-based Sun Country is a major carrier at MSP, though the airport’s public arrivals page opened Tuesday with Delta flights dominating the early schedule shown. ### Was weather a factor, or was this mainly a holiday traffic problem? FlightStats’ airport-conditions page for MSP on May 18 showed “moderate” delays and forecast rain showers with possible thunderstorms Monday night. (thetraveler.org) That page does not assign a single cause for each delay, but it places the disruptions alongside weather conditions that can slow airport operations. The Metropolitan Airports Commission’s runway-closures page also showed one runway, 04-22, closed from May 16 through August 16 for operational use as a taxiway. (thetraveler.org) The page says runway closures at MSP can happen for weather, construction or maintenance, though it did not link that specific closure to Monday’s delays. ### What did operations look like by Tuesday morning? MSP’s official flight page showed multiple early Tuesday arrivals as on time, including Delta flights from Honolulu, Seattle and Los Angeles. (flightstats.com) KARE 11’s MSP flight-tracker page also directed travelers to live FlightAware data for current arrival and departure information. FlightAware’s airport pages for MSP remain available for live status checks, including airport activity, delays and cancellations. (metroairports.org) The public pages surfaced in search results, though the detailed counts visible there can change throughout the day. ### Where should travelers look next? MSP Airport’s flights page lists live arrivals and departures by city, airline, status and terminal. KARE 11’s tracker uses FlightAware data for the same airport, and FlightStats maintains a separate airport-conditions page for Minneapolis–St. (mspairport.com) Paul. As Memorial Day travel continues this week, those pages are the clearest public checks for Delta, Sun Country and other MSP flights. (flightaware.com)