The flight time from Minneapolis to Chicago is 1 hour, 29 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 3 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
56 minutes in the air
14 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
84%
Delta
82%
American
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to Chicago is 1 hour, 29 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to Chicago is 334 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Minneapolis
1 hour, 26 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
1h 26m
United
1h 30m
American
1h 31m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

111

Distance

334 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
44
Delta
37
American
29

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to Chicago by plane is 334 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 Chicago?

The flight time from Minneapolis to Chicago is 1 hour, 29 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 1 hour, 26 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 31 minutes.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to Chicago?

United, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Minneapolis to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to Chicago (ORD). 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 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 56 minutes
Taxiing In 14 minutes
Arrives Chicago 6 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 Chicago, American is 75% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 84% 15% 1%
Delta 82% 17% 1%
American 75% 24% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and Chicago, 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 15 55 14 86
United 17 56 14 90
American 16 57 16 91

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
9am 0.45
7pm 0.28
10am 1.74
6am 1.4
3pm 2.16
9pm 0.4
7am 0.96
6pm 1.31
12pm 0.17
5am 0.51
5pm 1.65
2pm 0.56
11am 0.99
8pm 0.47
1pm 1.12
8am 0.71
4pm 0.71

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Chicago 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 421
February 415
March 500
April 517
May 545
June 548
July 527
August 500
September 465
October 487
November 449
December 419

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Chicago 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 16.33
Tuesday 16.15
Wednesday 16.52
Thursday 16.21
Friday 16.56
Saturday 14.02
Sunday 15.62

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
United 1
Delta 1
American 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)
9am 15 55 11 83
7pm 14 53 9 79
10am 15 56 13 85
6am 16 57 14 89
3pm 18 57 15 92
9pm 14 53 8 77
7am 17 55 14 89
6pm 17 56 18 94
12pm 16 58 13 87
5am 16 56 14 87
5pm 16 56 19 94
2pm 17 56 15 91
11am 17 57 13 88
8pm 15 54 9 81
1pm 15 56 14 86
8am 16 56 14 90
4pm 16 57 16 91
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.