Flights Chicago → Minneapolis
ORD → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Minneapolis operates with a high frequency of 1,576 flights and uses various aircraft models including the Embraer 175, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Boeing 737 series. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, these flights experience an average delay of 19.7 minutes, serving a destination airport that 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 (ORD) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1998 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.9/100 (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 (ORD) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 537 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 5m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of ORD-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 1,998 tracked ORD-MSP flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 22 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-MSP
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1998 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Minneapolis is 4.15% across 1998 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United 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.
