Columbia (COU) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 39m
Bearing
353° N
Columbia (COU) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 422 miles (679 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies COU–MSP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn December 2025, Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop COU–MSP; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
3
December 2025
Seats
558
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies COU–MSP?
Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop COU–MSP in December 2025 (3 departures).
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
3 departures · 558 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies COU–MSP?
In December 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of COU–MSP departures.
- Boeing 737-800
3 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has COU–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop COU–MSP departures rose from 1 in May 2025 to 3 in December 2025.
Monthly nonstop COU–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through December 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
June 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
4 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
November 2025
5 departures · 78 passengers
8.4%
Load
December 2025
3 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MSP → COU
0.0% full
2 departures · 0 passengers
COU → MSP
0.0% full
1 departures · 0 passengers
Nonstop COU–MSP traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through December 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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 Columbia (COU) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
COU to MSP is 422 miles (679 km / 367 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from COU to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 422-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 39m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies COU–MSP?
In December 2025, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying COU–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 422-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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