Billings (BIL) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 2h 17m
Bearing
89° E
Billings (BIL) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 746 miles (1,200 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BIL–MSP
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop BIL–MSP; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
63
July 2026
Seats
11,901
both directions
Passengers
10,448
both directions
Load factor
87.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BIL–MSP?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BIL–MSP in July 2026 (63 departures).
- DL
63 departures · 11,901 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.8%
Load
What plane flies BIL–MSP?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 98% of BIL–MSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
62 departures · 87.8% load
98.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 90.6% load
1.6%
How has BIL–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop BIL–MSP departures held steady at about 63 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BIL–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
63 departures · 8,397 passengers
80.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,452 passengers
68.5%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,275 passengers
66.4%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 6,766 passengers
63.2%
Load
December 2025
60 departures · 7,586 passengers
70.3%
Load
January 2026
64 departures · 6,239 passengers
61.3%
Load
February 2026
59 departures · 5,300 passengers
61.7%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 5,893 passengers
62.9%
Load
April 2026
62 departures · 7,407 passengers
75.6%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 8,635 passengers
80.5%
Load
June 2026
57 departures · 9,316 passengers
87.5%
Load
July 2026
63 departures · 10,448 passengers
87.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BIL → MSP
91.9% full
32 departures · 5,551 passengers
MSP → BIL
83.6% full
31 departures · 4,897 passengers
Nonstop BIL–MSP traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Minneapolis
US
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
Coordinates
44.88°N, 93.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Billings (BIL) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
BIL to MSP is 746 miles (1,200 km / 648 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BIL to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 746-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BIL–MSP?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (98.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BIL–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 746-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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