Flights Washington → Minneapolis
IAD → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Minneapolis operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 89%. Over the course of the year, it has recorded 271 flights, each typically using either a Canadair Regional Jet 900 or 700. The destination airport sees over 31 million passengers annually, underscoring its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Washington (IAD) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 364 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (IAD) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-west for about 1,459 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 66% of IAD-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 364 tracked IAD-MSP flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.6% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAD-MSP
On the Washington (IAD) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 364 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Minneapolis is 1.65% across 364 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
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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.
