Great-circle route ORD ↔ MSP. 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → MSP Chicago to Minneapolis |
132/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines |
| MSP → ORD Minneapolis to Chicago |
133/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United 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, airlines reported 1,292,513 passengers on 12,795 flights between ORD and MSP — about 3,543 a day — filling 80% of the 1,611,637 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (46%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
4 airlines fly the ORD–MSP nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-100, Boeing 737-900, Embraer 170, Airbus A220-300 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport is 334 miles, or 538 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 334 mi |
| Kilometres | 538 km |
| Nautical miles | 290 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 265 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 18m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 334-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 132 a week from Chicago to Minneapolis and 133 a week from Minneapolis to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,292,513 passengers on 12,795 scheduled flights between ORD and MSP — about 3,543 a day — filling 80% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-100, Boeing 737-900, Embraer 170, Airbus A220-300. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
