Flights Kalispell → Minneapolis
FCA → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Kalispell to Minneapolis operates with a high frequency of 89 flights, utilizing both Embraer 175 and Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 20 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 31 million passengers per year.
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 Kalispell (FCA) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12/100 (low), 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 Kalispell the average ATFM delay is 2.9 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kalispell (FCA) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads east for about 1,646 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 29m.
Departures from Kalispell on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 80% of FCA-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kalispell the average ATFM delay is 2.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked FCA-MSP flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 1.7% 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 FCA-MSP
On the Kalispell (FCA) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kalispell-Minneapolis is 1.67% across 120 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.
