The flight time from Newark to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 50 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves EWR Newark, NJ 2 minutes early.
18 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 25 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
85%
United
75%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Newark to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 50 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 25 minutes.

The flight distance from Newark to Minneapolis is 1008 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Newark
2 hours, 34 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 50m
United
2h 50m
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

45

Distance

1008 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
26
United
19

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Newark from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Newark to Minneapolis by plane is 1008 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Newark to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Newark to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 50 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 25 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 50 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 50 minutes.

What airlines fly from Newark to Minneapolis?

Delta and United are the airlines with direct flights from Newark to Minneapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Newark to Minneapolis?

Southwest does not fly from Newark (EWR) to Minneapolis (MSP). 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 Newark 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 145 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Minneapolis 11 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 Newark to Minneapolis, Delta is 85% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 85% 13% 2%
United 75% 22% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Newark and Minneapolis, 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 16 145 5 170
United 20 144 5 170

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
10pm 0.05
11am 0.53
8pm 0.1
3pm 0.92
5pm 0.14
6pm 0.68
12pm 0.56
1pm 0.25
2pm 0.54
7am 0.02
6am 1.36
9pm 0.79
4pm 0.04
10am 0.38

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Newark to Minneapolis 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 195
February 177
March 214
April 202
May 209
June 206
July 209
August 211
September 202
October 212
November 172
December 168

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Newark to Minneapolis 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 6.77
Tuesday 6.69
Wednesday 6.69
Thursday 6.67
Friday 6.67
Saturday 5.75
Sunday 6.46

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
United 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)
10pm 19 147 4 173
11am 14 147 5 169
8pm 23 140 5 169
3pm 16 146 5 169
5pm 18 154 7 186
6pm 20 144 6 174
12pm 15 143 5 165
1pm 18 147 5 171
2pm 18 142 4 167
7am 17 142 6 173
6am 17 144 5 168
9pm 22 144 5 172
4pm 23 167 5 196
10am 20 152 6 181
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.