Flights Toronto → Minneapolis
YYZ → MSP
How long is the flight from Toronto to Minneapolis?
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 1h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 connects Toronto to Minneapolis, serving a destination airport that annually handles over 31 million passengers. This high-volume traffic indicates significant demand for air travel between these two cities.
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 Toronto (YYZ) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 26 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.9/100 (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 Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Toronto (YYZ) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads west for about 1,089 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Toronto on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 54% of YYZ-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Toronto the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 26 tracked YYZ-MSP flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.0% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about YYZ-MSP
The flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Minneapolis (MSP) takes 1h 36m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Toronto (YYZ) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 26 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Toronto-Minneapolis is 0.00% across 26 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
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.
