Flights Sacramento → Minneapolis
SMF → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Sacramento to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance of 91%, experiencing a mean delay of 6.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, 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 Sacramento (SMF) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 120 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (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 Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sacramento (SMF) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-east for about 2,436 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 28m.
Departures from Sacramento on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of SMF-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sacramento the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 120 tracked SMF-MSP flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 1.7% 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 SMF-MSP
On the Sacramento (SMF) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 120 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sacramento-Minneapolis is 1.67% across 120 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.
