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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → Minneapolis

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

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1,237
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 1,237 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RDU–MSP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 73% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RDU–MSP flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 81%.

Trending in the right direction.

RDU–MSP flights arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon84%(180 flights)
  • Tue89%(181 flights)
  • Wed86%(178 flights)
  • Thu85%(178 flights)
  • Fri81%(180 flights)
  • Sat82%(145 flights)
  • Sun82%(177 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(358 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(247 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(142 flights)
  • 3–6 PM90%(185 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(287 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 81% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%116
July 202570%118
August 202589%115
September 202590%107
October 202595%116
November 202593%105
December 202568%88
January 202679%70
February 202682%78
March 202678%86
April 202690%104
May 202690%116

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Based on 1,237 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.