Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Washington
908 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–IAD arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 837 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.2%Flights837
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → IAD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 622 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 30 min · 799 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 865 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 30 min · 267 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 161 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 321 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 389 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 406 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 396 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 400 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 400 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 402 flights
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