Flights Detroit → Minneapolis
DTW → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Minneapolis operates with a high level of punctuality, with 82% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, there are 446 scheduled flights using various aircraft models such as the Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A319, among others, serving a destination airport that handles 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 Detroit (DTW) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 623 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.7/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 848 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of DTW-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 623 tracked DTW-MSP flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.3% 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 DTW-MSP
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 623 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Minneapolis is 1.28% across 623 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.
