Flights Tampa → Minneapolis
TPA → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Minneapolis operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of only 5.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 321 flights using aircraft such as Boeing 757s, McDonnell Douglas MD-88s, and Airbus A320s, 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 Tampa (TPA) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 423 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (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 Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 2,105 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 3m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of TPA-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 423 tracked TPA-MSP flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.2% 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 TPA-MSP
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 423 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Minneapolis is 1.18% across 423 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.
