Historical on-time performance
Rapid City to Minneapolis
490 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RAP–MSP 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)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 312 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 minCancel1.0%Flights312
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline75%
- Weather21%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 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 RAP → MSP
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 84% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 685 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 683 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 35 min · 766 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 306 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 283 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 305 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 304 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 25 min · 306 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 314 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 316 flights
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