Flights Cincinnati → Minneapolis
CVG → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Minneapolis operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded a mean delay time of just 4.6 minutes across 342 total flights, using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft. This route serves 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 Cincinnati (CVG) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 449 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.8/100 (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 Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 959 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of CVG-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 449 tracked CVG-MSP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.1% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-MSP
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 449 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Minneapolis is 1.11% across 449 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.
