Flights Minneapolis → New York
MSP → JFK
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to New York?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to New York (JFK) takes 2h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 New York has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 12.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 267 flights operated by various aircraft models including Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Boeing 737-700, and Boeing 737-800, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, which opened in 1948 and handles over 62 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines. Across 664 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 1,651 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 33% of MSP-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 664 tracked MSP-JFK flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 4.1% 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-JFK
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to New York (JFK) takes 2h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 664 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-New York is 4.07% across 664 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
