The flight time from Minneapolis to Columbus is 1 hour, 46 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 25 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CMH Columbus, OH 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
86%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to Columbus is 1 hour, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 25 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to Columbus is 626 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Columbus to Minneapolis
1 hour, 55 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
1h 46m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

23

Distance

626 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
23

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from Columbus by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to Columbus by plane is 626 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 Columbus?

The flight time from Minneapolis to Columbus is 1 hour, 46 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 25 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to Columbus?

Delta is the only airline with direct flights from Minneapolis to Columbus.

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to Columbus?

Southwest does not fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to Columbus (CMH). 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 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 85 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Columbus 8 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 Columbus, Delta is 86% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 86% 13% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and Columbus, 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 16 85 5 106

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
10am 0.44
3pm 0.24
9am 0
7am 0.87
4pm 0
12pm 0.41
7pm 0.27
1pm 0.15
8am 0.07
2pm 0.2
6pm 0.05
8pm 0.66

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Columbus 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 88
February 82
March 90
April 85
May 111
June 116
July 116
August 120
September 110
October 117
November 105
December 98

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Columbus 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 3.52
Tuesday 3.5
Wednesday 3.52
Thursday 3.5
Friday 3.52
Saturday 2.83
Sunday 3.42

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

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)
10am 14 85 5 104
3pm 14 85 5 105
9am 14 79 4 97
7am 18 87 4 111
4pm 13 84 4 101
12pm 16 86 4 107
7pm 15 81 5 103
1pm 15 84 4 104
8am 15 88 5 107
2pm 16 87 4 107
6pm 14 78 4 98
8pm 14 82 5 103
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.