Flights Atlanta → Minneapolis
ATL → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Minneapolis operates with a high level of punctuality, with 82% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, an average delay of 8.4 minutes is observed across the total of 843 flights, which serve one of the busiest destination airports in terms of passenger traffic, handling approximately 31 million passengers annually. The route utilizes a diverse fleet including Airbus A320s, Boeing 737 series aircraft, and other models such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and Boeing 717.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1126 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,460 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of ATL-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,126 tracked ATL-MSP flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-MSP
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1126 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Minneapolis is 0.98% across 1126 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
