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The flight time from Minneapolis to New York is approximately 2h 36m nonstop. The distance is 1,018 miles (1,638 km). There are about 9 nonstop flights from Minneapolis to New York 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 → LGA Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to La Guardia Airport |
2h 36m | 1,018 mi | 35/wk | Delta Air Lines |
| MSP → JFK Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to John F Kennedy International Airport |
2h 37m | 1,026 mi | 30/wk | Delta Air Lines, 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.
2 airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to New York, including Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A220-100, Boeing 737-800 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Minneapolis to New York is 1,018 miles, or 1,638 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,018 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,638 km |
| Nautical miles | 885 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 65 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 36m in the air on the MSP–LGA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,018-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.
1,018 miles (1,638 km) great-circle between Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport and La Guardia Airport.
Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A220-100, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
MSP to LGA, MSP to JFK. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
