Flights Spokane → Minneapolis
GEG → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Spokane to Minneapolis operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay time of -0.2 minutes, indicating that flights typically arrive slightly early. Over the course of a year, there are 178 scheduled 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Spokane (GEG) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 237 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.5/100 (low), 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 Spokane the average ATFM delay is 1.6 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Spokane (GEG) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads east for about 1,886 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 47m.
Departures from Spokane on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of GEG-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Spokane the average ATFM delay is 1.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 237 tracked GEG-MSP flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
Airlines operating GEG-MSP
Airports
Frequently asked questions about GEG-MSP
On the Spokane (GEG) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 237 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Spokane-Minneapolis is 1.27% across 237 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Minneapolis, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
