Flights Philadelphia → Minneapolis
PHL → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Philadelphia to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights experiencing a mean delay of 16.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 471 total flights using various aircraft models including the Embraer 190, Airbus A319, McDonnell Douglas MD-90, and Airbus A320, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 31 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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 581 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.65%. 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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,574 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 23m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of PHL-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 581 tracked PHL-MSP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 15 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-MSP
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 581 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Minneapolis is 4.65% across 581 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
