Flights Milwaukee → Minneapolis
MKE → MSP
How long is the flight from Milwaukee to Minneapolis?
The flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 49 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Milwaukee to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 14.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 396 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Airbus A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Airbus A319, serving a destination airport that handles 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 Milwaukee (MKE) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1092 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (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 Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Milwaukee (MKE) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 478 km, a flight time of roughly 49m.
Departures from Milwaukee on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of MKE-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Milwaukee the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,092 tracked MKE-MSP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.4% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MKE-MSP
The flight from Milwaukee (MKE) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 49 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Milwaukee (MKE) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1092 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Milwaukee-Minneapolis is 1.37% across 1092 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.
