The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 18 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 54 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
85%
American
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 18 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 54 minutes.

The flight distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis is 852 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth
2 hours, 27 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 18m
Delta
2h 19m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

58

Distance

852 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
31
Delta
27

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Dallas Fort Worth from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis by plane is 852 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 18 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 54 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 2 hours, 18 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 19 minutes.

What airlines fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis?

American and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis?

Southwest does not fly from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) 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 Dallas Fort Worth 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 114 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Minneapolis 5 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 Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis, American is 78% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 85% 13% 2%
American 78% 20% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Dallas Fort Worth 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)
American 17 115 5 138
Delta 17 114 6 139

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
3pm 0.44
10am 0.99
8am 0.41
11am 0.46
12pm 0.47
8pm 0.13
7am 0.83
1pm 0.05
5pm 0.34
2pm 0.99
4pm 0.35
7pm 0.46
10pm 0.01
6pm 0.87
9pm 0.75
6am 0.66

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth 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 236
February 216
March 244
April 249
May 260
June 269
July 273
August 296
September 250
October 268
November 247
December 236

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Dallas Fort Worth 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 8.4
Tuesday 8.21
Wednesday 8.33
Thursday 8.56
Friday 8.63
Saturday 7.98
Sunday 8.42

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
American 1
Delta 1

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)
3pm 16 115 5 137
10am 21 114 5 142
8am 19 113 5 137
11am 15 114 5 137
12pm 18 113 5 137
8pm 17 115 5 138
7am 18 116 5 141
1pm 13 115 4 135
5pm 15 113 5 135
2pm 17 114 6 138
4pm 16 115 5 137
7pm 20 115 5 142
10pm 13 111 5 130
6pm 17 115 5 139
9pm 17 114 5 136
6am 15 115 5 137
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.