The flight time from Phoenix to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 58 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 2 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 37 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
88%
American
83%
Frontier
82%
Southwest
80%
Spirit
71%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 37 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Minneapolis is 1276 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Phoenix
3 hours, 17 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 53m
Frontier
2h 57m
Spirit
2h 57m
Delta
2h 58m
American
3h 1m
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

65

Distance

1276 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
40
American
10
Southwest
8
Frontier
4
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Minneapolis by plane is 1276 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Phoenix to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Phoenix to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 37 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 53 minutes, and American the slowest taking 3 hours, 1 minute.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Minneapolis?

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

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Minneapolis?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Minneapolis (MSP). On average, they have 8 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 Phoenix 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 157 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Minneapolis 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 Phoenix to Minneapolis, Delta is 88% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 88% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 88% 11% 1%
American 83% 17% 0%
Frontier 82% 17% 1%
Southwest 80% 20% 0%
Spirit 71% 29% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix 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)
Southwest 12 156 4 173
Frontier 13 155 7 177
Spirit 12 159 5 177
Delta 13 157 6 178
American 18 157 5 181

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
7pm 0.44
1pm 0.58
8am 0.6
11am 0.19
7am 0.34
6pm 1.16
11pm 0.08
2pm 0.46
5am 0.12
6am 0.85
3pm 0.44
0am 0.59
9am 1.13
12pm 0.51
10am 0.51
4pm 0.45
8pm 0.18
5pm 0.58
10pm 0

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 262
February 261
March 347
April 309
May 270
June 259
July 288
August 284
September 272
October 275
November 262
December 302

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 9.79
Tuesday 9
Wednesday 8.31
Thursday 9.46
Friday 9.44
Saturday 9.48
Sunday 9.73

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
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)
7pm 12 155 4 172
1pm 13 159 6 179
8am 18 156 5 181
11am 12 157 5 176
7am 13 154 5 175
6pm 12 156 4 175
11pm 14 151 5 170
2pm 13 160 7 182
5am 13 155 6 177
6am 14 155 6 176
3pm 13 158 7 179
0am 11 154 5 171
9am 18 158 7 183
12pm 13 159 7 180
10am 18 157 5 182
4pm 13 157 6 178
8pm 12 158 4 176
5pm 12 159 7 180
10pm 12 168 4 184
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.