Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Raleigh-durham
980 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–RDU arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,227 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights1,227
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft20%
- 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 → RDU
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 75% to 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 986 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,019 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 40 min · 743 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 35 min · 558 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 35 min · 359 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 527 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 532 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 528 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 543 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 532 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 470 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 533 flights
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