Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Minneapolis
970 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–MSP arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 40 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.5%Flights40
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline71%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 1 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 RIC → MSP
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 488 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 75 min · 149 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 100 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 103 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 103 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 60 min · 100 flights · limited
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