Flights Minneapolis → Newark
MSP → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Newark has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with the average delay being just 4.9 minutes. Operating this busy route are Airbus A319 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving a high-traffic destination airport that opened in 2001 and currently handles over 43 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 720 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 1,619 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 27m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of MSP-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 720 tracked MSP-EWR flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 4.2% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-EWR
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 720 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Newark is 4.17% across 720 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, United 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.
