Flights Minneapolis → Bismarck
MSP → BIS
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Bismarck operates with a high level of punctuality, with 79% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, there are approximately 431 total flights on this route, which use various aircraft including the Embraer 170, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Embraer 175. The destination airport sees around 543,273 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) → Bismarck (BIS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 550 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bismarck the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Bismarck: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Bismarck (BIS) heads north-west for about 620 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of MSP-BIS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Bismarck it is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 550 tracked MSP-BIS flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.1% 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 MSP-BIS
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Bismarck (BIS) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 550 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Bismarck is 1.09% across 550 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Bismarck, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
