Flights Minneapolis → Las Vegas
MSP → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Las Vegas operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.7 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 590 total flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 757, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States with over 52 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) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines. Across 817 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.35%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 2,087 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 2m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of MSP-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 817 tracked MSP-LAS flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.4% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-LAS
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 817 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Las Vegas is 1.35% across 817 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country 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.
