(L/R) Metropolitan Airports Commission Chair Rick King and CEO Brian Ryks accept the Cirium 2023 Best On-Time Performance awards for global and large airport categories from Cirium Chief Marketing Officer Mike Malik on February 20, 2024.
MSP is the first U.S. airport to win Cirium’s global airport award since 2011
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) wrapped up 2023 with a rare double win in Cirium’s 2023 On-Time Performance Review, garnering the top global airport and large airport awards.
Cirium presented the awards to Metropolitan Airports Commission CEO Brian Ryks and Chair Rick King during a ceremony at MSP that included hundreds of airport employees.
“These awards highlight the incredible teams and employees at the MAC who support our airline partners in delivering the best on-time performance rates, while minimizing passenger disruptions throughout the year,” Ryks said. “Last winter challenged our region with heavy and frequent snowstorms, yet our teams showed their dedication keeping equipment, facilities and the MSP airfield in prime condition to achieve the best possible operational capabilities that contributed to achieving this rare industry honor.”
Now in its 15th year, the Cirium On-Time Performance program monitors global airline and airport operational performance through extensive and unbiased data, derived from over 600 real-time information sources.
MSP is only the second U.S. airport to win a Cirium global award following Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in 2011. MSP’s 2023 global on-time departure rate of 84.44% was calculated across 289,817 flights, ahead of the other top five finishers: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (India), Kempegowda International Airport (India), El Dorado International Airport (Colombia), and Salt Lake City International Airport (U.S.).
