Fargo (FAR) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 15m
Bearing
128° SE
Fargo (FAR) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 223 miles (359 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FAR–MSP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop FAR–MSP; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
296
April 2026
Seats
35,393
both directions
Passengers
28,312
both directions
Load factor
80.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FAR–MSP?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop FAR–MSP departures in April 2026 (141), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
141 departures · 10,582 seats
Share of departures47.6%87.0%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
121 departures · 21,787 seats
Share of departures40.9%78.5%
Load
- 9E
Endeavor Air
30 departures · 2,280 seats
Share of departures10.1%88.0%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
4 departures · 744 seats
Share of departures1.4%0.0%
Load
What plane flies FAR–MSP?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 41% of FAR–MSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
120 departures · 78.4% load
40.5% - Bombardier CRJ-900
98 departures · 87.7% load
33.1% - Embraer E175
72 departures · 87.4% load
24.3% - Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 0.0% load
1.4% - Bombardier CRJ-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 88.0% load
0.3%
How has FAR–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop FAR–MSP departures fell from 300 in May 2025 to 296 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAR–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
300 departures · 29,750 passengers
87.8%
Load
June 2025
288 departures · 29,025 passengers
90.8%
Load
July 2025
348 departures · 33,972 passengers
91.1%
Load
August 2025
347 departures · 32,021 passengers
87.8%
Load
September 2025
340 departures · 29,589 passengers
81.9%
Load
October 2025
356 departures · 30,467 passengers
86.0%
Load
November 2025
269 departures · 26,208 passengers
83.8%
Load
December 2025
290 departures · 28,125 passengers
82.6%
Load
January 2026
298 departures · 27,326 passengers
78.1%
Load
February 2026
273 departures · 25,977 passengers
79.6%
Load
March 2026
296 departures · 27,234 passengers
77.7%
Load
April 2026
296 departures · 28,312 passengers
80.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MSP → FAR
79.3% full
149 departures · 14,120 passengers
FAR → MSP
80.8% full
147 departures · 14,192 passengers
Nonstop FAR–MSP traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; 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 Fargo (FAR) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
FAR to MSP is 223 miles (359 km / 194 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FAR to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 223-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FAR–MSP?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (40.5%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (33.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying FAR–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 223-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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