Flights Minneapolis → San Diego
MSP → SAN
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to San Diego operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 1.4 minutes across the 314 total flights recorded. The Boeing 737 series aircraft, including the -800, -900, and -700 models, are used for this route, which serves San Diego International Airport, opened in 1928 and currently handling over 22 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) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines. Across 407 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to San Diego (SAN) heads south-west for about 2,463 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 30m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of MSP-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 407 tracked MSP-SAN flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 1.0% 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% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-SAN
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 407 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-San Diego is 0.98% across 407 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country 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.
