Flights Minneapolis → Fort Lauderdale
MSP → FLL
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Fort Lauderdale operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 85%. Over the course of the year, it sees a total of 260 flights using Boeing 757 aircraft, with each flight averaging a delay of 7.4 minutes. The destination airport serves over 31 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 342 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Lauderdale: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) heads south-east for about 2,396 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 25m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of MSP-FLL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Lauderdale it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 342 tracked MSP-FLL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 7 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-FLL
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Fort Lauderdale (FLL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 342 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Fort Lauderdale is 1.75% across 342 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Fort Lauderdale, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
