Historical on-time performance
Rochester to Minneapolis
76 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RST–MSP arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 161 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights161
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- 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 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 RST → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 672 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 40 min · 576 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 45 min · 437 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 229 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 84% on time.
- Mondays84% on time · p90 55 min · 281 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 217 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 277 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 280 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 288 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 281 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 290 flights
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