Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Richmond
970 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–RIC arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 41 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.0%Flights41
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline53%
- Weather26%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline86%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 7 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 MSP → RIC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 70% to 79% on time.
- Overnights79% on time · p90 45 min · 357 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 65 min · 122 flights · limited
- Middays70% on time · p90 75 min · 105 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 77% on time.
- Sundays77% on time · p90 75 min · 104 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 104 flights · limited
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 80 min · 100 flights · limited
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