Escanaba (ESC) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
261° W
Escanaba (ESC) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 304 miles (489 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ESC–MSP
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ESC–MSP; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 35% full.
Departures
46
May 2026
Seats
2,300
both directions
Passengers
805
both directions
Load factor
35.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ESC–MSP?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ESC–MSP in May 2026 (46 departures).
- OO
46 departures · 2,300 seats
Share of departures100.0%35.0%
Load
What plane flies ESC–MSP?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 100% of ESC–MSP departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
46 departures · 35.0% load
100.0%
How has ESC–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop ESC–MSP departures rose from 44 in June 2025 to 46 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ESC–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
44 departures · 998 passengers
45.4%
Load
July 2025
44 departures · 1,322 passengers
60.1%
Load
August 2025
42 departures · 1,141 passengers
54.3%
Load
September 2025
46 departures · 874 passengers
38.0%
Load
October 2025
50 departures · 885 passengers
35.4%
Load
November 2025
38 departures · 652 passengers
34.3%
Load
December 2025
39 departures · 645 passengers
33.1%
Load
January 2026
44 departures · 527 passengers
23.9%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 515 passengers
25.8%
Load
March 2026
35 departures · 479 passengers
27.4%
Load
April 2026
38 departures · 679 passengers
35.7%
Load
May 2026
46 departures · 805 passengers
35.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ESC → MSP
37.0% full
23 departures · 426 passengers
MSP → ESC
33.0% full
23 departures · 379 passengers
Nonstop ESC–MSP traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Escanaba
US
Delta County Airport
Coordinates
45.72°N, 87.09°W
Hemisphere
N · W
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 Escanaba (ESC) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
ESC to MSP is 304 miles (489 km / 264 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ESC to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 304-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ESC–MSP?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ESC–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 304-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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