Flights Minneapolis → Dallas-Fort Worth
MSP → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a high level of punctuality, with 83% of the 791 total flights arriving on time. The average delay for delayed flights is twelve minutes, and the route uses a variety of aircraft including the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A319 to serve one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which sees over 87 million passengers per year.
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) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines. Across 1020 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south for about 1,372 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 8m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of MSP-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,020 tracked MSP-DFW flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.0% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-DFW
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1020 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.96% across 1020 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, 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.
