Flights Kansas City → Minneapolis
MCI → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Kansas City to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 386 flights using aircraft such as Airbus A320 and A319, along with McDonnell Douglas MD-88 models.
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 Kansas City (MCI) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 536 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 2.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (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 Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Kansas City (MCI) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north for about 632 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 13m.
Departures from Kansas City on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of MCI-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 536 tracked MCI-MSP flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.0% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MCI-MSP
On the Kansas City (MCI) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 536 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Kansas City-Minneapolis is 2.05% across 536 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
