Flights Minneapolis → Indianapolis
MSP → IND
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Indianapolis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 342 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Airbus A320, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 8.7 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) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 448 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Indianapolis (IND) heads south-east for about 808 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of MSP-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 448 tracked MSP-IND flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.3% 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-IND
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 448 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Indianapolis is 1.34% across 448 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.
