The flight time from Minneapolis to Seattle is 3 hours, 43 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 13 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 12 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
90%
Alaska
85%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to Seattle is 3 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 13 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to Seattle is 1399 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Minneapolis
3 hours, 15 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 40m
Alaska
3h 49m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

52

Distance

1399 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
34
Alaska
18

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to Seattle by plane is 1399 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 Seattle?

The flight time from Minneapolis to Seattle is 3 hours, 43 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 13 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 40 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 3 hours, 49 minutes.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to Seattle?

Delta and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from Minneapolis to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to Seattle?

Southwest does not fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to Seattle (SEA). 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 193 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Seattle 12 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 Seattle, Alaska is 85% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 90% 9% 1%
Alaska 85% 14% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and Seattle, 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 13 192 11 220
Alaska 21 195 9 229

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
5pm 0.13
4pm 0.1
11am 0.14
3pm 0.41
6am 0.19
6pm 0.93
9am 0.16
10pm 0.01
8am 0.83
12pm 0.81
7am 1.5
1pm 0.23
10am 0.22
2pm 0.79
7pm 0.53
9pm 0.41

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Seattle 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 181
February 164
March 206
April 224
May 241
June 268
July 285
August 256
September 242
October 246
November 209
December 202

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Seattle 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 7.87
Tuesday 7.33
Wednesday 7.35
Thursday 7.77
Friday 7.85
Saturday 6.48
Sunday 7.75

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
Alaska 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)
5pm 21 195 9 230
4pm 11 190 12 209
11am 13 195 12 221
3pm 11 193 11 216
6am 15 192 12 222
6pm 14 193 11 222
9am 12 191 12 223
10pm 17 197 19 235
8am 14 194 12 222
12pm 13 192 11 219
7am 20 194 10 227
1pm 21 192 8 224
10am 11 191 11 216
2pm 17 192 9 220
7pm 22 197 12 236
9pm 15 190 11 218
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.