Flights Minneapolis → Madison
MSP → MSN
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Madison operates with a high level of punctuality, with 78% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 344 total flights using Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft, experiencing an average delay of 12.1 minutes. The destination airport sees nearly 1.85 million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for this route.
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) → Madison (MSN) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 455 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 2.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Madison the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Madison: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Madison (MSN) heads south-east for about 366 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of MSP-MSN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Madison it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 455 tracked MSP-MSN flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.2% 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-MSN
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Madison (MSN) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 455 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Madison is 2.20% across 455 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.
