Flights Minneapolis → Kansas City
MSP → MCI
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Kansas City operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 15 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 386 total flights on this route using various aircraft models including Airbus A320 and A319 as well as McDonnell Douglas MD-88, serving the busy Kansas City International Airport which opened in 1956 and handles nearly 9.8 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) → Kansas City (MCI) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 535 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kansas City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Kansas City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Kansas City (MCI) heads south for about 632 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 13m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of MSP-MCI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Kansas City it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 535 tracked MSP-MCI flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 2.4% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-MCI
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Kansas City (MCI) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 535 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Kansas City is 2.43% across 535 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
