Flights Austin → Minneapolis
AUS → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 79%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 411 flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 31,241,822 passengers annually.
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 Austin (AUS) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 515 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (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 Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north for about 1,678 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 31m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of AUS-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 515 tracked AUS-MSP flights, 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-MSP
On the Austin (AUS) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 515 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Minneapolis is 0.97% across 515 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
