Flights Brainerd → Minneapolis
BRD → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Brainerd to Minneapolis has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of only 3.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 152 total flights, serving a highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates 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 Brainerd (BRD) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 204 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.1/100 (low), 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 Brainerd the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Brainerd (BRD) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads south-east for about 183 km, a flight time of roughly 39m.
Departures from Brainerd on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 55% of BRD-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Brainerd the average ATFM delay is 1.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 204 tracked BRD-MSP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.0% 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 BRD-MSP
On the Brainerd (BRD) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 204 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Brainerd-Minneapolis is 1.96% across 204 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.
