b'MSP Flights Delayed by ATC6,0005,514 4,9585,0004,0003,0002,000 1,968 2,1781,7201,628 1,7841,000 1,099 1,6257310 2010201120122013201420152016201720182019Notes: Beginning in 2015, RNAV arrival procedures and Converging Runway Operations were implemented at MSP. Source: FAA Air Traffic Operations Network (OPSNET)AIRFIELD DELAY In 2019, there were 2,178 delayed flights at MSP, which is an increase The FAA Air Traffic Operations Network (OPSNET) database countsof 394 flights when compared to 2018. In 2015 and 2016 delays at flights that were reported by Air Traffic Control (ATC) to be delayed forMSP largely were attributed to the implementation of new RNAV/RNP more than 15 minutes. The chart above depicts the annual number ofarrival procedures in March and April 2015, and implementation of MSP flights delayed by ATC in 2010 through 2019.new CRO requirements beginning in August 2015.The FAA combines arrival and enroute delays into one category, and reports delays for aircraft that accumulate 15 minutes or more holding delay at each facility throughout the entire route of flight. Delays of fewer than 15 minutes are not counted, nor are delays not initiatedby ATC. vii'