The flight time from Atlanta to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 32 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 1 minute early.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 9 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
89%
Delta
87%
Frontier
54%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 9 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Minneapolis is 907 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Atlanta
2 hours, 22 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 31m
Spirit
2h 32m
Frontier
2h 37m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

71

Distance

907 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
59
Spirit
8
Frontier
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Minneapolis by plane is 907 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Atlanta to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 9 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 31 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 37 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Minneapolis?

Delta, Spirit, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Minneapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Minneapolis?

Southwest does not fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis (MSP). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 129 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Minneapolis 7 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Minneapolis, Frontier is 54% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 54% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 89% 11% 0%
Delta 87% 13% 0%
Frontier 54% 43% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Minneapolis, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Delta 15 129 6 151
Spirit 13 132 6 152
Frontier 18 131 7 157

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
2pm 0.15
8pm 0.01
1pm 0.92
4pm 0.51
8am 0.87
10pm 0.99
7am 1.35
6pm 0.33
11pm 0.01
7pm 0.74
9pm 0.01
10am 0.98
9am 0.18
11am 0.28
5am 0.02
6am 0.32
12pm 1.06
3pm 0.98
5pm 0.38

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Minneapolis that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 283
February 276
March 297
April 300
May 315
June 310
July 324
August 311
September 317
October 326
November 310
December 326

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Minneapolis that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 11.04
Tuesday 9.35
Wednesday 9.6
Thursday 10.25
Friday 10.87
Saturday 9.62
Sunday 10.35

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
2pm 15 133 6 155
8pm 12 127 6 146
1pm 14 128 5 149
4pm 15 130 7 157
8am 16 128 6 152
10pm 17 125 5 150
7am 14 130 6 152
6pm 14 129 7 152
11pm 15 121 4 140
7pm 15 130 6 153
9pm 14 127 3 145
10am 17 130 6 153
9am 14 130 5 150
11am 13 131 6 150
5am 15 128 6 149
6am 14 132 5 153
12pm 13 129 5 149
3pm 15 130 6 152
5pm 15 133 6 157
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.