Flights Memphis → Minneapolis
MEM → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Memphis to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, featuring a mean delay of just 3.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 181 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which 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 Memphis (MEM) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 237 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (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 Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north for about 1,128 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 50m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of MEM-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 237 tracked MEM-MSP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 3.4% 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 MEM-MSP
On the Memphis (MEM) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 237 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-Minneapolis is 3.38% across 237 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.
