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RIC Richmond / MSP Minneapolis

RIC → MSP on time

Richmond (Richmond, VA) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minneapolis, MN). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.8%
518 flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+112 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

83% of flights from Richmond to Minneapolis arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. 9% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for RIC → MSP: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 46% of the time. About 1 in 13 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 32 three hours or more; 0.8% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 518 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Delta Air Lines51883%0.8%−10 min7.9%+112 minEndeavor Air 83%, SkyWest 16%, Delta Air Lines 0%

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at RIC). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%6 a.m. departures: 85% on time (258 flights)856a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (84 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights11anoon departures: too few flights12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (74 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (46 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (55 flights)6p
RIC → MSP, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

Last flight of the day

On RIC → MSP, each airline's last flight of the day was cancelled 0.0% of the time, against 1.1% for its earlier flights, so here the last flight is actually the safer one. It arrived 3+ hours late 4.5% of the time (earlier flights: 2.8%). It matters more than the numbers suggest. Miss an earlier flight and there's another one that evening; miss the last one and you're usually waiting until morning.

AirlineLast departureLast: cancelledLast: 3h+ lateEarlier: cancelledNext morning
Delta Air Lines2:18 p.m.0.0%4.5%1.1%first flight 6:35 a.m.

Last flight = the airline's last scheduled departure on this route that day, on days it flies the route at least twice; past 12 months. Times are typical scheduled times over the latest three months.

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: October (95%). Worst: July (70%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (51 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (46 flights)FebMar: too few flights (52 flights)MarApr: too few flights (61 flights)AprMay: 84% on time (145 flights)84MayJun: 75% on time (157 flights)75JunJul: 70% on time (157 flights)70JulAug: 81% on time (159 flights)81AugSep: 94% on time (130 flights)94SepOct: 95% on time (133 flights)95OctNov: 83% on time (131 flights)83NovDec: too few flights (74 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday84——
Tuesday81——
Wednesday79——
Thursday79——
Friday78——
Saturday53——
Sunday64——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 56%Late inbound plane 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%Severe weather 2%

Cancellations: weather 2 · airline 1 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
DL 53446:35 a.m.26888%0.8%−12 minEndeavor Air

Questions

How often are flights from RIC to MSP on time?

83% of 518 scheduled flights from Richmond, VA to Minneapolis, MN arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from RIC to MSP?

July (70% on time). The best month is October (95%), over 2023–2026.

Is the last flight of the day from RIC to MSP more likely to be cancelled?

No, the opposite. Each airline's last RIC–MSP flight of the day was cancelled 0.0% of the time over the past year, against 1.1% for its earlier flights. If the last flight is cancelled, the next one is usually the following morning.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.