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

Average Timeline

Leaves BWI Baltimore, MD 1 minute early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 12 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
91%
Southwest
76%
Spirit
0%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Baltimore to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 12 minutes.

The flight distance from Baltimore to Minneapolis is 936 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Baltimore
2 hours, 19 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 32m
Southwest
2h 32m
Spirit
3h 29m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

26

Distance

936 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
17
Southwest
8
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Baltimore from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Baltimore to Minneapolis by plane is 936 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Baltimore to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Baltimore to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 32 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 12 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 32 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 3 hours, 29 minutes.

What airlines fly from Baltimore to Minneapolis?

Southwest, Delta, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Baltimore to Minneapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Baltimore to Minneapolis?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Baltimore (BWI) to Minneapolis (MSP). On average, they have 8 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Baltimore 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 132 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Minneapolis 8 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 Baltimore to Minneapolis, Southwest is 76% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 91% 8% 1%
Southwest 76% 23% 1%
Spirit 0% 100% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Baltimore 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 13 132 5 152
Southwest 12 134 4 152
Spirit 10 126 73 209

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
6pm 0.3
8am 0.21
8pm 0.06
7pm 0.47
9pm 0.06
4pm 0
11am 0.62
10am 0.13
6am 0.99
3pm 0.36
5pm 0.02
2pm 0.07
12pm 0.18
9am 0.07
1pm 0.2

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore 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 82
February 72
March 88
April 109
May 126
June 124
July 145
August 154
September 127
October 135
November 111
December 107

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore 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 3.94
Tuesday 3.77
Wednesday 3.83
Thursday 3.98
Friday 3.96
Saturday 3.19
Sunday 3.87

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 0
Southwest 0
Spirit 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)
6pm 14 131 6 153
8am 15 137 4 155
8pm 12 130 3 146
7pm 13 131 5 152
9pm 11 135 3 150
4pm 10 126 73 209
11am 12 130 5 148
10am 13 132 4 150
6am 14 132 5 153
3pm 12 138 5 157
5pm 19 127 7 167
2pm 12 132 5 150
12pm 12 132 5 152
9am 12 131 4 147
1pm 12 138 4 155
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.