Flights Minneapolis → Chicago
MSP → ORD
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Chicago?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 16.1 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 1576 flights using a variety of aircraft including Embraer 175s and Boeing 737-800s, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles around 80 million passengers.
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) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 3810 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Chicago (ORD) heads south-east for about 537 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of MSP-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,810 tracked MSP-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 3.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-ORD
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 9m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 3810 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Chicago is 3.75% across 3810 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United 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.
