The flight time from Minneapolis to Orlando is 3 hours, 9 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 42 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
84%
Frontier
81%
Spirit
62%
Southwest
10%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to Orlando is 3 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to Orlando is 1310 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Minneapolis
3 hours, 27 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 9m
Southwest
3h 12m
Frontier
3h 13m
Spirit
3h 24m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

36

Distance

1310 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
35
Southwest
0
Frontier
0
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to Orlando by plane is 1310 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 Orlando?

The flight time from Minneapolis to Orlando is 3 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 9 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 3 hours, 24 minutes.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to Orlando?

Spirit, Southwest, Delta, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Minneapolis to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 0 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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 162 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Orlando 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 Orlando, Southwest is 10% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 10% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 84% 15% 1%
Frontier 81% 19% 0%
Spirit 62% 31% 7%
Southwest 10% 90% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and Orlando, 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 14 162 10 189
Southwest 15 163 10 192
Frontier 15 165 11 193
Spirit 17 167 17 204

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 0.37
10am 0.5
6pm 0.5
9am 0.31
8am 0.35
7pm 0.28
2pm 0.04
6am 0.37
4pm 0.22
1pm 0.56
8pm 0.14
11am 0.35
3pm 0.56
7am 0.66

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Orlando 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 152
February 136
March 208
April 210
May 162
June 141
July 153
August 145
September 120
October 145
November 159
December 191

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Orlando 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 5.1
Tuesday 4.88
Wednesday 5.06
Thursday 5.4
Friday 5.42
Saturday 5.67
Sunday 5.42

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 1
Southwest 0
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 14 162 10 188
10am 13 162 9 187
6pm 15 161 9 185
9am 15 161 9 188
8am 22 162 10 194
7pm 14 162 9 186
2pm 14 167 10 192
6am 16 161 10 195
4pm 14 164 10 192
1pm 14 164 10 190
8pm 15 158 8 185
11am 15 159 9 186
3pm 14 162 10 188
7am 15 162 10 191
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.