Flights Minot → Minneapolis
MOT → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Minot to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 22.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 342 flights using aircraft such as the Embraer 175, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Embraer 170, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 31.2 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 Minot (MOT) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 437 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Minot the average ATFM delay is 3.4 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Minot (MOT) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads south-east for about 721 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 19m.
Departures from Minot on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 51% of MOT-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Minot the average ATFM delay is 3.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 437 tracked MOT-MSP flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 3.7% 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 MOT-MSP
On the Minot (MOT) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 437 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Minot-Minneapolis is 3.66% across 437 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.
