Flights Minneapolis → Los Angeles
MSP → LAX
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Los Angeles?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 3h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Los Angeles has an on-time performance rate of 89%, with an average delay of just 3.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 479 flights operated by various aircraft models including Boeing and Airbus series planes. The destination airport in Los Angeles, which opened in 1926, serves over 76 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Minneapolis (MSP) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1304 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 2,467 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 21m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of MSP-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,304 tracked MSP-LAX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-LAX
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 3h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1304 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Los Angeles is 0.92% across 1304 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 7 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Los Angeles, 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.
