Flights Minneapolis → Montreal
MSP → YUL
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Montreal?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Montreal (YUL) takes 2h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Minneapolis to Montreal, operating with a Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft. The destination airport in Montreal sees over fifteen million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and connectivity.
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) → Montreal (YUL) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 13 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Montreal the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Montreal: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Montreal (YUL) heads east for about 1,525 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 0m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of MSP-YUL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Montreal it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 13 tracked MSP-YUL flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 0.0% 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% |
Airlines operating MSP-YUL
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-YUL
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Montreal (YUL) takes 2h on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Montreal (YUL) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 13 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Montreal is 0.00% across 13 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.
