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The flight time from Minneapolis to Houston is approximately 2h 38m nonstop. The distance is 1,036 miles (1,667 km). There are about 7 nonstop flights from Minneapolis to Houston per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP → IAH Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport |
2h 38m | 1,036 mi | 47/wk | Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
| MSP → HOU Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to William P Hobby Airport |
2h 40m | 1,059 mi | 2/wk | Sun Country Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Houston, including Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-100, Airbus A320, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Minneapolis to Houston is 1,036 miles, or 1,667 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,036 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,667 km |
| Nautical miles | 900 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 49 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 38m in the air on the MSP–IAH nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,036-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
1,036 miles (1,667 km) great-circle between Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport.
Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-100, Airbus A320, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
MSP to IAH, MSP to HOU. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
