The flight time from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 28 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 2 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 59 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
100%
Delta
82%
American
81%
Frontier
54%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 59 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth is 852 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas Fort Worth to Minneapolis
2 hours, 20 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 27m
American
2h 29m
Frontier
2h 33m
Spirit
2h 48m
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

59

Distance

852 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
31
Delta
27
Frontier
1
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from Dallas Fort Worth by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth by plane is 852 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 Dallas Fort Worth?

The flight time from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 28 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 59 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 27 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 48 minutes.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth?

Frontier, American, Delta, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth.

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth?

Southwest does not fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). 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 15 minutes
In the Air 119 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Dallas Fort Worth 7 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 Dallas Fort Worth, Frontier is 54% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 54% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 100% 0% 0%
Delta 82% 17% 1%
American 81% 17% 2%
Frontier 54% 42% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and Dallas Fort Worth, 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 15 119 11 147
American 14 119 13 149
Frontier 13 118 17 153
Spirit 14 138 16 168

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 0.14
9am 0.05
8pm 0.26
3pm 0.49
5am 0.91
6am 0.58
4pm 0.23
5pm 0.08
6pm 0.46
11am 0.49
10am 1.2
2pm 1.35
8am 0.07
9pm 0.08
1pm 0.15
7pm 1.03
7am 0.78

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth 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 229
February 217
March 243
April 270
May 283
June 278
July 282
August 294
September 252
October 266
November 246
December 236

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Dallas Fort Worth 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 8.54
Tuesday 8.83
Wednesday 8.38
Thursday 8.77
Friday 8.54
Saturday 7.94
Sunday 8.54

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
American 1
Delta 1
Frontier 0
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)
12pm 13 115 11 140
9am 14 117 11 144
8pm 15 117 11 145
3pm 15 118 12 148
5am 15 121 13 153
6am 15 118 13 148
4pm 14 122 14 155
5pm 13 118 15 149
6pm 16 121 13 151
11am 14 117 11 144
10am 14 120 12 148
2pm 14 120 12 148
8am 17 123 12 159
9pm 13 118 12 145
1pm 14 117 11 143
7pm 15 116 12 146
7am 17 120 11 152
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.