Minneapolis

MSP · KMSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

44.88°, -93.22°MN, United States

Passengers a year

34.6M

#17 busiest in the U.S.

170

nonstop destinations

52

airlines

421

departures a day

81.4%

arrivals on time

1.4%

flights cancelled

82.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from MSP, by passengers: DEN, ORD, PHX, ATL, MCO, SEA, LAS, LAX, DFW, RSWMSPSEAORDATLMCORSWDFWPHXDENLAXLAS
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Minneapolis, with 71% of all passengers. 52 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Delta Air Lines holds 71% of the airport — the 7th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is BWI at 72%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
DL
Delta83% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
71.2%24.6M-0.6%
SY
Sun Country83% full
11.0%3.8M-9.5%
AA
American82% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, Republic, PSA, SkyWest
4.4%1.5M-9.8%
WN
Southwest77% full
4.4%1.5M-10.9%
UA
United79% fullUnited Express · operated by Mesa, Republic, SkyWest, CommuteAir, GoJet
4.4%1.5M-4.9%
+Other airlines
4.7%1.6M—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

135 domestic and 35 international nonstop destinations from Minneapolis, across 25 countries.

90% domestic · 10% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Denver (DEN)

    860.4K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    634.7K departing · 82% full

    United Airlines · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    607.3K departing · 85% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines · American Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    581.4K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    505.9K departing · 88% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Seattle (SEA)

    497.2K departing · 87% full

    Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    481.4K departing · 83% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    453.5K departing · 85% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    446.9K departing · 82% full

    American Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Fort Myers (RSW)

    341K departing · 87% full

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)

    260.8K departing · 514.2K both ways

    Delta Air Lines · KLM

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    194.4K departing · 389.9K both ways

    Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Paris, France (CDG)

    120K departing · 235.2K both ways

    Delta Air Lines · Air France

  • Toronto, Canada (YYZ)

    96.5K departing · 192K both ways

    Air Canada · Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines

  • Calgary, Canada (YYC)

    83.7K departing · 162.8K both ways

    Delta Air Lines · WestJet

  • Seoul, South Korea (ICN)

    82.9K departing · 168.4K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

    81.5K departing · 167.7K both ways

    Delta Air Lines · Aer Lingus

  • London, United Kingdom (LHR)

    81.4K departing · 159K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • Tokyo, Japan (HND)

    79.5K departing · 161.3K both ways

    Delta Air Lines

  • Winnipeg, Canada (YWG)

    78.3K departing · 154.6K both ways

    SkyWest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

170 nonstop · 18 airlines · 135 domestic / 35 intl

ABQAlbuquerqueAMSAmsterdamANCAnchorageATLAtlantaAGSAugustaAUSAustinBWIBaltimoreBZEBelize CityBILBillingsBISBismarckBOIBoiseBOSBostonBZNBozemanBUFBuffaloBTVBurlingtonYYCCalgaryCUNCancúnCHSCharlestonCLTCharlotteORDChicagoCVGCincinnati / CovingtonCLEClevelandCOSColorado SpringsCMHColumbusCPHCopenhagenCZMCozumelDFWDallas-Fort WorthDENDenverDTWDetroitDUBDublinIADDullesDLHDuluthFAIFairbanksFARFargoFLLFort LauderdaleRSWFort MyersGCMGeorge TownGRRGrand RapidsHRLHarlingenBDLHartfordHDNHaydenHNLHonolulu, OahuIAHHoustonINDIndianapolisJACJacksonJAXJacksonvilleFCAKalispellMCIKansas CityLASLas VegasLIRLiberiaLHRLondonLAXLos AngelesMSNMadisonMZTMazatlànMEMMemphisMEXMexico CityMIAMiamiMKEMilwaukeeMSOMissoulaMBJMontego BayMYRMyrtle BeachBNANashvilleNASNassauMSYNew OrleansJFKNew YorkLGANew YorkEWRNewarkAUAOranjestadMCOOrlandoPSPPalm SpringsCDGParisPSCPascoPHLPhiladelphiaPHXPhoenixPITPittsburghPDXPortlandPWMPortlandPVDProvidence/WarwickPLSProvidencialesPVRPuerto VallartaPUJPunta CanaRDURaleigh/DurhamRNORenoKEFReykjavíkFCORomeSMFSacramentoSLCSalt Lake CitySATSan AntonioSANSan DiegoSFOSan FranciscoSJCSan JoseSJDSan José del CaboSJUSan JuanSNASanta AnaSRQSarasota/BradentonSAVSavannahSEASeattleICNSeoulSXMSint MaartenFSDSioux FallsGEGSpokaneSTLSt LouisSYRSyracuseTPATampaHNDTokyoYYZTorontoTVCTraverse CityTUSTucsonVPSValparaisoYVRVancouverDCAWashingtonPBIWest Palm BeachILMWilmington

Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, SkyWest Airlines

ABRAberdeenATWAppletonAVLAshevilleBJIBemidjiBRDBrainerdCIDCedar RapidsMDWChicagoDSMDes MoinesEGEEagleESCEscanabaXNAFayetteville/Springdale/RogersFWAFort WayneGFKGrand ForksGTFGreat FallsGRBGreen BayMQTGwinnHIBHibbingINLInternational FallsCIUKincheloeIMTKingsfordTYSKnoxville/MaryvilleLEXLexingtonSDFLouisvilleMOTMinotYULMontréalCWAMosineeORFNorfolkOKCOklahoma CityOMAOmahaRAPRapid CityRHIRhinelanderRICRichmondRSTRochesterSBNSouth BendATYWatertownHPNWhite PlainsICTWichitaXWAWilliston

Delta Air Lines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Minneapolis.

Body class · share of departures

When Minneapolis is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
18,419,929
1991
18,503,982
1992
20,174,383
1993
20,895,207
1994
21,616,680
1995
23,514,063
1996
24,953,521
1997
27,541,445
1998
27,578,866
1999
30,735,995
2000
33,965,745
2001
31,766,745
2002
30,964,275
2003
32,585,824
2004
35,390,761
2005
36,349,451
2006
34,791,498
2007
34,247,981
2008
33,037,322
2009
31,379,401
2010
31,392,479
2011
31,941,954
2012
31,984,568
2013
32,761,633
2014
34,188,594
2015
35,541,788
2016
36,540,000
2017
36,984,134
2018
37,043,682
2019
38,476,137
2020
14,271,214
2021
24,486,111
2022
30,575,989
2023
34,141,627
2024
36,192,001
2025
35,048,734
2026
13,357,267 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Minneapolis, 81 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 18 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 81Late 18Cancelled 1

16 min

average delay

1,575

flights cancelled

112.1K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 83.5%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 71.6%

Among US airports

#17

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 69.6%–87.6%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 69.6% of arrivals landed on time — 11.8 points below the year. The strongest was October 2025 at 87.6%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)?

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field handled about 34.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #17 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 421 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)?

Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Minneapolis (MSP), flying about 71% of its passengers. 52 airlines serve Minneapolis in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)?

Minneapolis (MSP) has 170 nonstop destinations — 135 domestic and 35 international across 25 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)?

About 81.4% of flights arriving at Minneapolis (MSP) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.4% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)?

The Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures from Minneapolis (MSP), about 15% of the total.

Trip reports on YouTube

Fliers post trip reports from flights through Minneapolis (MSP) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.

  • Jviation

    FANTASTIC Lufthansa Business Class Experience! 8-Hour Boeing 787-9 Trip Report | MSP-FRA

    18:44 · Jan 2025

    Watch on YouTube

  • QFS Aviation

    Delta Airlines - 757 200 - Economy - Anchorage (ANC) to Minneapolis (MSP) | TRIP REPORT

    14:46 · Apr 2022

    Watch on YouTube

  • Genki's Travels

    Delta Airlines | B737-900ER | First Class | Minneapolis (MSP) to Los Angeles (LAX) | Trip Report

    17:50 · Nov 2024

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Departing counts passengers leaving Minneapolis; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).