Flights Minneapolis → Boston
MSP → BOS
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Boston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 83%. Over the course of the year, this route sees approximately 399 flights using a variety of aircraft types including Boeing 757s, Boeing 737-800s, Airbus A320s, Airbus A319s, McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, and Boeing 737-700s.
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) → Boston (BOS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines. Across 554 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.53%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Boston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Boston (BOS) heads east for about 1,804 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 40m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of MSP-BOS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Boston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 554 tracked MSP-BOS flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.5% 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-BOS
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Boston (BOS) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 554 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Boston is 2.53% across 554 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Sun Country 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.
