Flights Baltimore → Minneapolis
BWI → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Minneapolis has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of 8.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 297 flights operated by various aircraft including Airbus A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, MD-90, and Airbus A319.
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 Baltimore (BWI) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 387 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.1/100 (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 Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,504 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of BWI-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 387 tracked BWI-MSP flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 2.1% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-MSP
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 387 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Minneapolis is 2.07% across 387 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit 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.
