The flight time from Minneapolis to New York is 2 hours, 34 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 10 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LGA New York, NY 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
85%
American
85%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to New York is 2 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 10 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to New York is 1020 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to Minneapolis
2 hours, 55 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 34m
American
2h 37m
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

45

Distance

1020 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
33
American
12

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from New York by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to New York by plane is 1020 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 New York?

The flight time from Minneapolis to New York is 2 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 10 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 34 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 37 minutes.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to New York?

Delta and American are the airlines with direct flights from Minneapolis to New York.

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to New York?

Southwest does not fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to New York (LGA). 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 14 minutes
In the Air 130 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives New York 10 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 New York, American is 85% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 85% 12% 3%
Delta 85% 13% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and New York, 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 14 129 8 154
American 14 134 7 157

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
3pm 0.89
8am 0.05
2pm 0.37
4pm 0.65
7am 0.92
11am 0.13
10am 1.11
7pm 0.83
6am 0.01
6pm 0.06
12pm 0.02
8pm 0.07
9am 0.48
1pm 0.7

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to New York 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 198
February 182
March 204
April 190
May 202
June 192
July 194
August 203
September 191
October 204
November 192
December 199

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to New York 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 6.85
Tuesday 6.9
Wednesday 6.98
Thursday 6.87
Friday 6.87
Saturday 4.4
Sunday 6.35

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
American 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)
3pm 13 130 9 155
8am 17 129 7 155
2pm 13 132 7 155
4pm 14 135 8 158
7am 16 129 8 155
11am 15 130 7 155
10am 13 130 7 152
7pm 15 128 7 152
6am 27 129 8 165
6pm 14 123 6 152
12pm 23 134 6 159
8pm 16 124 7 151
9am 14 135 6 157
1pm 13 129 8 152
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.