Flights Minneapolis → Baltimore
MSP → BWI
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Baltimore operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 297 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, MD-88, and Airbus A319, serving Baltimore's busy airport which opened in 1947 and currently handles over 22.8 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 Minneapolis (MSP) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 387 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Baltimore (BWI) heads east for about 1,504 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of MSP-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 387 tracked MSP-BWI flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.3% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-BWI
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 387 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Baltimore is 2.33% across 387 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit 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.
