Flights Minneapolis → Santa Ana
MSP → SNA
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Santa Ana operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 138 flights using either Airbus A319 or Boeing 757 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 11.4 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) → Santa Ana (SNA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 177 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Santa Ana the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Santa Ana: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Santa Ana (SNA) heads west for about 2,446 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 29m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 68% of MSP-SNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Santa Ana it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 177 tracked MSP-SNA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.7% 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-SNA
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Santa Ana (SNA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 177 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Santa Ana is 1.69% across 177 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.
