Flights New York → Minneapolis
LGA → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 12 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 490 flights using aircraft such as Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and McDonnell Douglas MD-88, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 31,241,822 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 New York (LGA) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 687 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (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 New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,638 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 28m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of LGA-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 687 tracked LGA-MSP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 3.9% 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 LGA-MSP
On the New York (LGA) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 687 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Minneapolis is 3.93% across 687 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.
