Great-circle route MSP ↔ HOU. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSP → HOU Minneapolis to Houston |
2/wk | Mon Fri | Sun Country Airlines |
| HOU → MSP Houston to Minneapolis |
2/wk | Mon Fri | Sun Country Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025 (first 10 months), airlines reported 18,309 passengers on 131 flights between MSP and HOU — about 60 a day — filling 75% of the 24,326 seats flown. Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines carried the most passengers (100%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
Sun Country Airlines is the only airline flying the MSP–HOU nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport and William P Hobby Airport is 1,059 miles, or 1,704 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,059 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,704 km |
| Nautical miles | 920 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Sun Country Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 4 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 40m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,059-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.
About 2 a week from Minneapolis to Houston and 2 a week from Houston to Minneapolis, from our most recent schedule sample.
Sun Country Airlines.
In 2025 (first 10 months), airlines reported 18,309 passengers on 131 scheduled flights between MSP and HOU — about 60 a day — filling 75% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
