The flight time from Denver to Minneapolis is 1 hour, 51 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 30 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
Southwest
81%
United
80%
Frontier
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Minneapolis is 1 hour, 51 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 30 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Minneapolis is 680 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Denver
2 hours, 4 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 47m
Delta
1h 53m
United
1h 53m
Frontier
1h 53m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

122

Distance

680 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
41
Delta
34
United
33
Frontier
13

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Denver to Minneapolis by plane is 680 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Denver to Minneapolis is 1 hour, 51 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 30 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 47 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 1 hour, 53 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Minneapolis?

Frontier, United, Southwest, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Minneapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Minneapolis?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Minneapolis (MSP). On average, they have 41 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 Denver 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 90 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 Denver to Minneapolis, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%
Southwest 81% 18% 1%
United 80% 19% 1%
Frontier 78% 21% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver 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)
Southwest 13 89 4 107
Delta 14 90 6 113
United 15 91 5 113
Frontier 15 89 7 113

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
8am 0.9
10pm 0.16
7am 0.66
9am 1.7
4pm 0.71
1pm 1.19
8pm 1.3
6pm 0.93
6am 1.36
5am 0.67
2pm 1.21
7pm 0.47
11am 1.26
9pm 0.75
5pm 1.84
0am 0.01
10am 0.7
12pm 0.35
3pm 1.04

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver 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 475
February 446
March 532
April 556
May 596
June 573
July 574
August 556
September 538
October 546
November 487
December 478

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver 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 18.87
Tuesday 17.46
Wednesday 17.19
Thursday 18.19
Friday 18.54
Saturday 14.23
Sunday 17.77

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
Southwest 1
Delta 1
United 1
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)
8am 15 90 4 111
10pm 13 87 4 105
7am 15 90 5 111
9am 14 90 5 111
4pm 15 90 5 113
1pm 14 90 4 110
8pm 14 89 5 110
6pm 15 90 5 112
6am 15 89 5 111
5am 15 90 6 112
2pm 13 91 6 111
7pm 14 88 4 107
11am 15 90 5 113
9pm 14 87 5 107
5pm 15 90 5 114
0am 20 99 5 125
10am 13 90 4 108
12pm 13 88 4 106
3pm 13 90 4 110
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.