Flights Minneapolis → Chicago
MSP → MDW
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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) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 853 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.87%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Chicago (MDW) heads south-east for about 560 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of MSP-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 853 tracked MSP-MDW flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.9% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-MDW
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 853 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Chicago is 3.87% across 853 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, 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.
