Flights Miami → Minneapolis
MIA → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to Minneapolis operates with a mix of Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, and McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft. With a total of 282 flights recorded, the on-time performance is at 67%, and the average delay duration is approximately 25.8 minutes.
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 Miami (MIA) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 440 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.59%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 2,418 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 27m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 52% of MIA-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 440 tracked MIA-MSP flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 1.6% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-MSP
On the Miami (MIA) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 440 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Minneapolis is 1.59% across 440 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
