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Airport Reliability

RST · Rochester

Rochester, MN (RST)

76%
Departures within 15 minutes
18 min
Average departure delay
71%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
3.0%
Departures cancelled

Based on 2,091 departures and 2,091 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from RST departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

Departures from RST arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 70%.

Trending in the right direction.

Departures from RST arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 67% in the three months before that.

When RST gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM85%(127 flights)
  • 6–9 AM82%(579 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(497 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(192 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(305 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(327 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(300 flights)
  • Tue77%(298 flights)
  • Wed75%(293 flights)
  • Thu72%(300 flights)
  • Fri71%(290 flights)
  • Sat73%(252 flights)
  • Sun76%(294 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 73% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%176
July 202564%170
August 202572%166
September 202583%157
October 202574%175
November 202578%165
December 202555%163
January 202668%173
February 202679%163
March 202671%167
April 202679%172
May 202686%180

Airlines departing RST

Based on 2,091 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.