Flights Columbus → Minneapolis
CMH → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Columbus to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of 15.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 255 flights on this route using aircraft such as the Embraer 170 and Canadair Regional Jet 900, connecting passengers from Columbus's historic airport, which opened in 1929, to one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 31 million annual passengers.
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 Columbus (CMH) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 343 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.87%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (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 Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,005 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of CMH-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 343 tracked CMH-MSP flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.9% 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 CMH-MSP
On the Columbus (CMH) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 343 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-Minneapolis is 0.87% across 343 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.
