Flights Minneapolis → New York
MSP → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to New York operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 14.2 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this busy route sees nearly 30 million passengers passing through its destination airport alone, and it is served by various aircraft models including the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800.
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 (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 686 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 1,638 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 28m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of MSP-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 686 tracked MSP-LGA flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.9% 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-LGA
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 686 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-New York is 3.94% across 686 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.
