Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Rapid City
489 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–RAP arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 119 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights119
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline84%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- 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 → RAP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 791 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 703 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 30 min · 753 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 89% on time.
- Sundays89% on time · p90 15 min · 326 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 292 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 10 min · 333 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 15 min · 333 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 334 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 335 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 40 min · 337 flights
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