The flight time from Minneapolis to Atlanta is 2 hours, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 56 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
88%
Spirit
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to Atlanta is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 56 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to Atlanta is 907 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to Minneapolis
2 hours, 30 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 20m
Spirit
2h 23m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

72

Distance

907 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
60
Spirit
12

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to Atlanta by plane is 907 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Minneapolis to Atlanta?

The flight time from Minneapolis to Atlanta is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 56 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 20 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 23 minutes.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to Atlanta?

Spirit and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Minneapolis to Atlanta.

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to Atlanta?

Southwest does not fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to Atlanta (ATL). 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 Minneapolis 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 116 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 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 Minneapolis to Atlanta, Spirit is 84% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 88% 11% 1%
Spirit 84% 14% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and Atlanta, 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 14 116 7 140
Spirit 14 117 10 143

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 0.92
5am 0.99
9am 0.83
10pm 0
8pm 0.68
2pm 0.3
9pm 0.03
10am 0.84
6pm 1.05
12pm 0.65
1pm 0.78
11am 0.5
5pm 0.02
7am 0.99
7pm 0.13
4pm 0.79
3pm 0.79

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Atlanta 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 318
February 295
March 305
April 313
May 327
June 326
July 327
August 327
September 312
October 334
November 316
December 287

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Atlanta 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 10.77
Tuesday 9.79
Wednesday 9.92
Thursday 10.79
Friday 10.69
Saturday 10.06
Sunday 10.81

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

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 15 116 7 139
5am 13 116 9 140
9am 16 116 8 142
10pm 18 142 4 164
8pm 15 115 8 140
2pm 14 116 8 141
9pm 23 113 7 148
10am 14 116 7 139
6pm 14 116 9 141
12pm 14 116 8 140
1pm 14 116 7 139
11am 15 116 8 141
5pm 13 111 8 137
7am 18 114 8 142
7pm 14 114 9 139
4pm 13 117 8 140
3pm 14 116 7 139
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.