Flights Minneapolis → Wassau
MSP → CWA
Route overview
The flight route from Minneapolis to Wausau has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of 13.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 178 flights, serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which handles around 233,933 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) → Wassau (CWA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 240 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Wassau the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Wassau: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minneapolis (MSP) to Wassau (CWA) heads east for about 280 km, a flight time of roughly 46m.
Departures from Minneapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of MSP-CWA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Wassau it is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 240 tracked MSP-CWA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.3% 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-CWA
On the Minneapolis (MSP) -> Wassau (CWA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 240 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minneapolis-Wassau is 3.33% across 240 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 Wassau, 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.
