The flight time from Minneapolis to Washington is 2 hours, 19 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MSP Minneapolis, MN 3 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 57 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DCA Washington, DC 10 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
American
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Minneapolis to Washington is 2 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Minneapolis to Washington is 931 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Washington to Minneapolis
2 hours, 38 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 17m
American
2h 26m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

43

Distance

931 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
33
American
10

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Minneapolis from Washington by plane?

The distance from Minneapolis to Washington by plane is 931 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 Washington?

The flight time from Minneapolis to Washington is 2 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 57 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 17 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 26 minutes.

What airlines fly from Minneapolis to Washington?

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

Does Southwest fly from Minneapolis to Washington?

Southwest does not fly from Minneapolis (MSP) to Washington (DCA). 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 117 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Washington 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 Washington, American is 76% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%
American 76% 21% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Minneapolis and Washington, 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 14 116 5 137
American 15 121 6 146

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
7am 0.95
12pm 0.46
2pm 0.89
8am 0.04
6pm 0.8
7pm 0.29
3pm 0.13
8pm 0.64
1pm 0.01
10am 0.71
4pm 0.02
11am 0.3
5pm 0.87

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Washington 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 170
February 166
March 177
April 171
May 201
June 197
July 208
August 214
September 202
October 207
November 176
December 179

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Minneapolis to Washington 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 6.4
Tuesday 6.1
Wednesday 6.58
Thursday 6.33
Friday 6.42
Saturday 5.35
Sunday 6.44

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)
7am 16 116 4 139
12pm 14 122 6 145
2pm 13 116 6 136
8am 21 118 4 143
6pm 14 117 5 139
7pm 14 115 5 134
3pm 13 117 4 134
8pm 15 115 4 136
1pm 12 130 4 149
10am 13 119 4 138
4pm 11 112 4 131
11am 13 117 5 137
5pm 15 121 6 146
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.