Flights Minneapolis → Portland
MSP → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Portland operates with a high on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of only 4.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 297 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 757-300, and Boeing 737-800, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 18,563,132 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) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 367 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 0.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Portland (PDX) heads west for about 2,289 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 17m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 59% of MSP-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 367 tracked MSP-PDX flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.8% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-PDX
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 367 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Portland is 0.82% across 367 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.
