Flights Minneapolis → Louisville
MSP → SDF
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Louisville?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Louisville (SDF) takes about 1h 38m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Louisville has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with the average delay being just 5.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 219 flights, serving the busy Louisville airport which handles approximately 3,346,545 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) → Louisville (SDF) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 655 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.53%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Louisville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Louisville (SDF) heads south-east for about 971 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 38m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of MSP-SDF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Louisville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 655 tracked MSP-SDF flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-SDF
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Louisville (SDF) takes about 1h 38m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Louisville (SDF) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 655 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Louisville is 1.53% across 655 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.
