Flights Minneapolis → Grand Forks
MSP → GFK
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Grand Forks has an on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of 12 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 279 flights, serving the relatively low traffic destination airport which handles about 262,962 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) → Grand Forks (GFK) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 371 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Grand Forks the average ATFM delay is 1.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Grand Forks: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Grand Forks (GFK) heads north-west for about 456 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of MSP-GFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Grand Forks it is 1.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 371 tracked MSP-GFK flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.6% 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-GFK
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Grand Forks (GFK) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 371 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Grand Forks is 1.62% across 371 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.
