Flights Chicago → Minneapolis
MDW → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Minneapolis operates with a high frequency of 625 flights, featuring an on-time performance rate of 78%. The average delay for these flights is approximately 13 minutes. A variety of aircraft types are used, including Embraer and Boeing models as well as Canadair Regional Jets, serving the busy destination airport which sees over 31 million 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 Chicago (MDW) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 844 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.7/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 560 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of MDW-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 844 tracked MDW-MSP flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 4.2% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-MSP
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 844 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Minneapolis is 4.15% across 844 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Sun Country 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.
