Flights Minneapolis → San Jose
MSP → SJC
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to San Jose operates with a high on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of just 10.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 78 flights using either Airbus A320 or Boeing 737-800 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 11.3 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 Jose (SJC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 105 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose 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 Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to San Jose (SJC) heads west for about 2,530 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 35m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 98% of MSP-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 105 tracked MSP-SJC flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.9% 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-SJC
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 105 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-San Jose is 0.95% across 105 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Jose, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
