The flight time from Las Vegas to Minneapolis is 3 hours, 2 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAS Las Vegas, NV 3 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 37 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
86%
Frontier
79%
Southwest
77%
Spirit
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Las Vegas to Minneapolis is 3 hours, 2 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 37 minutes.

The flight distance from Las Vegas to Minneapolis is 1299 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Las Vegas
3 hours, 18 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 59m
Delta
3h 1m
Spirit
3h 3m
Frontier
3h 5m
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

52

Distance

1299 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
43
Spirit
6
Southwest
2
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Las Vegas from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Las Vegas to Minneapolis by plane is 1299 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Las Vegas to Minneapolis is 3 hours, 2 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 37 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 59 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 5 minutes.

What airlines fly from Las Vegas to Minneapolis?

Delta, Spirit, Southwest, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Las Vegas to Minneapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Las Vegas to Minneapolis?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Las Vegas (LAS) to Minneapolis (MSP). On average, they have 2 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 Las Vegas 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 157 minutes
Taxiing In 6 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 Las Vegas to Minneapolis, Southwest is 77% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 86% 13% 1%
Frontier 79% 18% 3%
Southwest 77% 23% 0%
Spirit 76% 23% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Las Vegas 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 16 157 4 179
Delta 16 158 6 181
Spirit 17 157 6 183
Frontier 20 155 7 185

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 0.79
4pm 0.95
3pm 0.09
1pm 0.58
11pm 0
11am 0.31
9am 1.01
6am 0.84
5pm 0.53
7pm 0.19
0am 0.54
12pm 0.64
10am 0.28
6pm 0.53
7am 0.17

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas 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 227
February 192
March 245
April 232
May 233
June 228
July 227
August 222
September 221
October 273
November 225
December 220

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Las Vegas 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 7.88
Tuesday 6.87
Wednesday 7.02
Thursday 7.98
Friday 7.94
Saturday 7.4
Sunday 7.69

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
Southwest 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 19 158 6 187
4pm 17 158 6 184
3pm 16 159 5 182
1pm 19 157 6 186
11pm 70 93 7 170
11am 17 157 6 182
9am 15 158 6 182
6am 14 157 5 178
5pm 16 156 5 181
7pm 15 155 6 177
0am 12 156 5 174
12pm 20 159 5 187
10am 18 153 6 181
6pm 15 158 6 182
7am 17 159 5 183
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.