Historical on-time performance
Washington to Minneapolis
931 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–MSP arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,073 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.9%Flights1,690
- Republic AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights47
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.5%Flights336
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline38%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 47 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,211 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,835 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,812 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 80 min · 1,126 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 260 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 862 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,094 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,014 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 994 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,094 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,096 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 1,090 flights
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