Flights Minneapolis → Phoenix
MSP → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Phoenix has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 10.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 856 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A320, A321, A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 757, and Boeing 737-700, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic.
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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1118 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Phoenix (PHX) heads south-west for about 2,051 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 59m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of MSP-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,118 tracked MSP-PHX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.3% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-PHX
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1118 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Phoenix is 1.34% across 1118 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American 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.
