The flight time from Boston to Minneapolis is 3 hours, 9 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BOS Boston, MA 1 minute early.
18 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 41 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
88%
JetBlue
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Boston to Minneapolis is 3 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 41 minutes.

The flight distance from Boston to Minneapolis is 1124 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Boston
2 hours, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 8m
JetBlue
3h 10m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

44

Distance

1124 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
35
JetBlue
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Boston from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Boston to Minneapolis by plane is 1124 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Boston to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Boston to Minneapolis is 3 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 41 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 8 minutes, and JetBlue the slowest taking 3 hours, 10 minutes.

What airlines fly from Boston to Minneapolis?

Delta and JetBlue are the airlines with direct flights from Boston to Minneapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Boston to Minneapolis?

Southwest does not fly from Boston (BOS) 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 Boston 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 161 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Minneapolis 11 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 Boston to Minneapolis, JetBlue is 73% reliable, which means that JetBlue flights are on time 73% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 88% 11% 1%
JetBlue 73% 25% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Boston 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 18 160 7 188
JetBlue 17 162 8 190

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
7am 0.21
5am 0.9
12pm 0.02
6pm 0.5
8am 0.92
9am 0
5pm 0.57
8pm 0.24
11am 0.88
1pm 0.25
4pm 0.27
6am 0.19
10am 0.01
2pm 0.21
7pm 0.01
3pm 1.06

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston 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 161
February 149
March 182
April 177
May 205
June 189
July 203
August 213
September 223
October 239
November 178
December 179

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston 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 6.46
Tuesday 6.25
Wednesday 6.38
Thursday 6.38
Friday 6.44
Saturday 5.87
Sunday 6.4

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
JetBlue 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)
7am 19 157 7 185
5am 16 160 7 186
12pm 15 156 7 178
6pm 22 165 7 199
8am 22 160 6 191
9am 12 187 7 206
5pm 21 160 8 193
8pm 18 157 6 183
11am 16 160 6 186
1pm 17 161 7 190
4pm 18 168 8 199
6am 19 158 7 183
10am 14 151 4 176
2pm 17 169 6 193
7pm 21 158 7 187
3pm 16 161 6 185
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.