Flights Portland → Minneapolis
PDX → MSP
How long is the flight from Portland to Minneapolis?
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 2h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Portland to Minneapolis has a high on-time performance rate of 95%, with an average arrival time that is two minutes ahead of schedule. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 296 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-90, Boeing 757-300, and Boeing 737-800, 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 Portland (PDX) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 893 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Portland (PDX) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads east for about 2,289 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 46m.
Departures from Portland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of PDX-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Portland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 893 tracked PDX-MSP flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about PDX-MSP
The flight from Portland (PDX) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 2h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Portland (PDX) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 893 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Portland-Minneapolis is 0.78% across 893 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.
