Flights San Antonio → Minneapolis
SAT → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from San Antonio to Minneapolis operates with a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 3.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 182 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Embraer 175 aircraft, connecting San Antonio International Airport, which opened in 1942, to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 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 San Antonio (SAT) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 239 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north for about 1,768 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 38m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of SAT-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 239 tracked SAT-MSP flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.3% 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 SAT-MSP
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 239 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Minneapolis is 1.26% across 239 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.
