Flights Minneapolis → Vancouver
MSP → YVR
How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Vancouver?
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Vancouver (YVR) takes 3h 13m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Minneapolis to Vancouver, operating with an Embraer 175 aircraft. The destination airport in Vancouver sees over 26 million passengers annually, indicating a high volume of air traffic and significant travel demand between the two cities.
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) → Vancouver (YVR) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 15 flights monitored in recent months, 62% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Vancouver the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Vancouver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Vancouver (YVR) heads north-west for about 2,305 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 13m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of MSP-YVR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Vancouver it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 15 tracked MSP-YVR flights, 62% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating MSP-YVR
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-YVR
The flight from Minneapolis (MSP) to Vancouver (YVR) takes 3h 13m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Vancouver (YVR) route, on-time performance is 62% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 15 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Vancouver is 0.00% across 15 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 Vancouver, 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.
