Flights Minneapolis → Philadelphia
MSP → PHL
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Philadelphia?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 2h 11m 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 Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 471 flights using aircraft such as Airbus A319, Embraer 190, Airbus A320, and McDonnell Douglas MD-90, serving a highly trafficked destination airport with over 28 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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1221 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.77%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 1,574 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 11m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of MSP-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,221 tracked MSP-PHL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.8% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-PHL
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 2h 11m 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) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1221 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Philadelphia is 3.77% across 1221 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
