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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Raleigh–Durham

MSP–RDU · 980 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
1,236
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 1,236 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MSP–RDU flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 76% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MSP–RDU flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(180 flights)
  • Tue89%(181 flights)
  • Wed84%(179 flights)
  • Thu82%(178 flights)
  • Fri82%(178 flights)
  • Sat76%(149 flights)
  • Sun75%(175 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(328 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(209 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(323 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(360 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 73% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%116
July 202564%118
August 202583%114
September 202588%107
October 202594%116
November 202591%105
December 202571%88
January 202683%70
February 202687%78
March 202669%87
April 202687%104
May 202687%117

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Based on 1,236 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.