Flights Minneapolis → Washington
MSP → IAD
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Washington has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of 7.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 271 flights operated by Canadair Regional Jet 900 and 700 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 21.4 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) → Washington (IAD) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 364 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Washington (IAD) heads east for about 1,459 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of MSP-IAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 364 tracked MSP-IAD flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.6% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSP-IAD
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Washington (IAD) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 364 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Washington is 1.65% across 364 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, United 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.
