Flights Minneapolis → Charlotte
MSP → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Charlotte operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 12.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 583 total flights using various Airbus aircraft models including the A319, A320, and A321, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 47.8 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) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 758 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-east for about 1,496 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of MSP-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 758 tracked MSP-CLT flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 12 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 MSP-CLT
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 758 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Charlotte is 1.58% across 758 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.
