The flight time from Minneapolis to San Antonio is 2 hours, 45 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 3 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 24 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SAT San Antonio, TX 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to San Antonio is 2 hours, 45 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 24 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to San Antonio is 1097 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Antonio to Minneapolis
2 hours, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 45m
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

16

Distance

1097 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
16

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from San Antonio by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to San Antonio by plane is 1097 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 San Antonio?

The flight time from Minneapolis to San Antonio is 2 hours, 45 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 24 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to San Antonio?

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

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to San Antonio?

Southwest does not fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to San Antonio (SAT). 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 14 minutes
In the Air 144 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives San Antonio 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 San Antonio, Delta is 83% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 83% 16% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and San Antonio, 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 14 144 5 165

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 0.22
8pm 0.11
7pm 0.32
8am 0.22
3pm 0
10am 0.47
2pm 0.33
6pm 0.09
1pm 0.05
9pm 0.46

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to San Antonio 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 57
February 50
March 58
April 55
May 61
June 85
July 84
August 93
September 80
October 80
November 70
December 68

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to San Antonio 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 2.46
Tuesday 2.29
Wednesday 2.33
Thursday 2.42
Friday 2.4
Saturday 1.88
Sunday 2.38

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)
9am 14 142 5 162
8pm 15 144 5 167
7pm 16 151 5 175
8am 13 139 5 159
3pm 17 149 15 181
10am 13 148 5 167
2pm 15 143 5 162
6pm 16 145 4 168
1pm 14 153 6 177
9pm 15 141 4 160
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.