Flights Jacksonville → Minneapolis
JAX → MSP
How long is the flight from Jacksonville to Minneapolis?
The flight from Jacksonville (JAX) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 2h 41m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Jacksonville to Minneapolis has a 78% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 12.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 79 flights operated by various aircraft including the Embraer 175, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Embraer 170, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 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 Jacksonville (JAX) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 192 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Jacksonville (JAX) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,890 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 41m.
Departures from Jacksonville on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 52% of JAX-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 192 tracked JAX-MSP flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about JAX-MSP
The flight from Jacksonville (JAX) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 2h 41m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Jacksonville (JAX) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 192 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Jacksonville-Minneapolis is 0.52% across 192 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.
