The flight time from Minneapolis to Austin is 2 hours, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 3 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 17 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives AUS Austin, TX 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
83%
Southwest
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to Austin is 2 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 17 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to Austin is 1042 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Austin to Minneapolis
2 hours, 37 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 38m
Delta
2h 46m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

26

Distance

1042 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
19
Southwest
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from Austin by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to Austin by plane is 1042 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 Austin?

The flight time from Minneapolis to Austin is 2 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 17 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 38 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 46 minutes.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to Austin?

Southwest and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Minneapolis to Austin.

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to Austin?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to Austin (AUS). On average, they have 7 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 Minneapolis 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 137 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Austin 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 Minneapolis to Austin, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 83% 16% 1%
Delta 83% 17% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and Austin, 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 11 137 5 158
Delta 16 136 9 166

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
12pm 0.54
1pm 0.33
11am 0.18
9am 0.8
7am 0.14
2pm 0.31
8pm 0.14
7pm 0.69
5pm 0.02
3pm 0.07
4pm 0.1
6am 0.04
10am 0.04
6pm 0.15
5am 0.07
8am 0.19

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Austin 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 106
February 95
March 121
April 116
May 118
June 125
July 127
August 117
September 109
October 123
November 116
December 130

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Austin 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 4.17
Tuesday 3.87
Wednesday 3.85
Thursday 4.12
Friday 4.19
Saturday 2.71
Sunday 4.08

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 0
Southwest 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)
12pm 12 138 9 163
1pm 14 133 11 163
11am 12 139 6 160
9am 17 136 8 165
7am 13 138 5 159
2pm 12 138 8 163
8pm 18 137 9 172
7pm 16 135 8 164
5pm 11 133 5 151
3pm 13 139 5 158
4pm 11 134 5 156
6am 12 141 4 162
10am 14 137 5 162
6pm 16 137 8 163
5am 11 131 5 154
8am 14 139 8 166
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.