Flights Indianapolis → Minneapolis
IND → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to Minneapolis operates with a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay time of 9.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 342 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Airbus A320, and Airbus A319, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 31,241,822 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 Indianapolis (IND) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 448 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.34%. 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 Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 808 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of IND-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 448 tracked IND-MSP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 12 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 IND-MSP
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 448 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Minneapolis is 1.34% across 448 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.
