Flights Minneapolis → Detroit
MSP → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Detroit operates with a high level of punctuality, with 85% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, the total number of flights is 447, each typically experiencing an average delay of just 6 minutes. The destination airport serves over 28 million passengers annually and sees various aircraft types including Boeing 757s, Airbus A320s, and McDonnell Douglas models.
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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 626 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Detroit (DTW) heads east for about 848 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of MSP-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 626 tracked MSP-DTW flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.1% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-DTW
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 626 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Detroit is 1.12% across 626 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
