Flights Newark → Minneapolis
EWR → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Minneapolis, which began operations after the opening of Newark's airport in 2001, has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.9 minutes. The route sees approximately 549 total flights annually and operates using Airbus A319 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked Minneapolis airport which handles over 31 million passengers per year.
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 Newark (EWR) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 720 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.2/100 (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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,619 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 27m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of EWR-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 720 tracked EWR-MSP flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 4.7% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-MSP
On the Newark (EWR) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 720 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Minneapolis is 4.72% across 720 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.
