Flights Minneapolis → Orlando
MSP → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Orlando operates with a high level of punctuality, with 80% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 613 total flights along this route, which use various Boeing aircraft models including the 757 and 737 series. The destination airport in Orlando sees over 50 million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 814 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.84%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Orlando (MCO) heads south-east for about 2,110 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 3m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of MSP-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 814 tracked MSP-MCO flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.8% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-MCO
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 814 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Orlando is 1.84% across 814 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, Southwest 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.
