Flights Minneapolis → Traverse City
MSP → TVC
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Traverse City?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Traverse City (TVC) takes about 1h 10m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Minneapolis to Traverse City, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 574,024 passengers annually. This route likely sees moderate traffic given the annual passenger volume at its endpoint.
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) → Traverse City (TVC) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 110 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Traverse City the average ATFM delay is 6.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Traverse City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Traverse City (TVC) heads east for about 603 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of MSP-TVC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Traverse City it is 6.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 110 tracked MSP-TVC flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-TVC
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Traverse City (TVC) takes about 1h 10m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Traverse City (TVC) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 110 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Traverse City is 0.00% across 110 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 Traverse City, 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.
