The flight time from Washington to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 38 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DCA Washington, DC 4 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 14 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MSP Minneapolis, MN 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
89%
American
86%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Washington to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 14 minutes.

The flight distance from Washington to Minneapolis is 931 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Minneapolis to Washington
2 hours, 19 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h 35m
American
2h 48m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

46

Distance

931 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
34
American
12

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Washington from Minneapolis by plane?

The distance from Washington to Minneapolis 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 Washington to Minneapolis?

The flight time from Washington to Minneapolis is 2 hours, 38 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 14 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, 35 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 48 minutes.

What airlines fly from Washington to Minneapolis?

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

Does Southwest fly from Washington to Minneapolis?

Southwest does not fly from Washington (DCA) 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 Washington 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 134 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 Washington to Minneapolis, American is 86% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 89% 10% 1%
American 86% 12% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Washington 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 13 133 6 155
American 25 136 4 168

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 0.93
11am 0.88
9am 0.06
10am 0.43
3pm 1.14
12pm 0.13
7pm 0.32
1pm 0.07
4pm 0.1
6am 0.99
6pm 0.62
2pm 0.55
8am 0.38

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Washington 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 202
February 192
March 213
April 208
May 217
June 210
July 215
August 217
September 202
October 208
November 175
December 180

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Washington 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 6.79
Tuesday 6.77
Wednesday 6.81
Thursday 6.75
Friday 6.75
Saturday 6.15
Sunday 6.88

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 12 132 6 153
11am 12 132 6 152
9am 26 137 4 176
10am 25 134 4 164
3pm 19 134 5 160
12pm 14 131 6 152
7pm 14 130 7 155
1pm 25 129 4 162
4pm 14 137 6 160
6am 12 133 6 152
6pm 15 136 6 160
2pm 23 137 4 166
8am 27 137 4 174
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.