Flights Denver → Minneapolis
DEN → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Minneapolis operates with a high level of punctuality, with 82% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 1280 total flights along this route, experiencing an average delay of 8.9 minutes. The aircraft used for these flights include the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757, Airbus A319, and Boeing 737-300. Denver International Airport, which serves as the origin airport for this route, opened in 1989 and connects to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, one of the busiest airports in North America with 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 Denver (DEN) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1755 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.7/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-east for about 1,092 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of DEN-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,755 tracked DEN-MSP flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.6% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-MSP
On the Denver (DEN) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1755 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Minneapolis is 1.65% across 1755 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United 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.
