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The flight time from Minneapolis to Washington is approximately 2h 26m nonstop. The distance is 929 miles (1,495 km). There are about 13 nonstop flights from Minneapolis to Washington 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 → DCA Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
2h 26m | 929 mi | 52/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| MSP → IAD Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
2h 23m | 906 mi | 37/wk | Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United 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.
4 airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Washington, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Canadair reg jet 700, Airbus A220-100 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Minneapolis to Washington is 929 miles, or 1,495 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 929 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,495 km |
| Nautical miles | 807 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 89 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 26m in the air on the MSP–DCA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 929-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.
929 miles (1,495 km) great-circle between Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Canadair reg jet 700, Airbus A220-100. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
MSP to DCA, MSP to IAD. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
