Flights Minneapolis → Denver
MSP → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.4 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 1280 total flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and Airbus A320/A319 models, serving Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989 and currently handles over 82 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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1752 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.77%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Denver (DEN) heads south-west for about 1,092 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of MSP-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,752 tracked MSP-DEN flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.8% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-DEN
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 1752 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Denver is 1.77% across 1752 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United 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.
