Rochester International Airport (RST) delays & on-time performance
Rochester, Minnesota · 2 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at RST right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
70%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.0%
54 flights
Avg arrival delay
29 min
95 min when late
Departed on time
73%
avg taxi-out 19 min
Figures cover 1,365 departures from RST; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into RST were on time 70% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Rochester International Airport (RST) arrived on time 70% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 4% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (74% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (68%).
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (97% on time); around 6pm did worst (53%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (48%).
Most delayed routes from RST
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago67%1,057 flts
Most reliable routes from RST
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago67%1,057 flts
Best airline at RST
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 74% | 4.7% | 19 min | 1 | 578 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 68% | 3.4% | 36 min | 2 | 787 |
Best time to fly out of RST
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am81%200 flts
- 6am68%193 flts
- 7am97%35 flts
- 10am75%72 flts
- 11am75%226 flts
- 12pm68%99 flts
- 4pm79%186 flts
- 6pm53%299 flts
- 7pm68%40 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)48%
- Late-arriving aircraft20%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- Extreme weather15%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.