Sioux Falls (FSD) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 11m
Bearing
62° NE
Sioux Falls (FSD) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 196 miles (315 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FSD–MSP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop FSD–MSP; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
293
April 2026
Seats
25,849
both directions
Passengers
19,877
both directions
Load factor
76.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FSD–MSP?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop FSD–MSP departures in April 2026 (232), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
232 departures · 17,572 seats
Share of departures79.2%80.0%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
61 departures · 8,277 seats
Share of departures20.8%70.3%
Load
What plane flies FSD–MSP?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 56% of FSD–MSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
163 departures · 81.6% load
55.6% - Bombardier CRJ-900
69 departures · 76.3% load
23.5% - Airbus A319
50 departures · 74.0% load
17.1% - Airbus A320
10 departures · 59.4% load
3.4% - Airbus A220-100
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3%
How has FSD–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop FSD–MSP departures fell from 308 in May 2025 to 293 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FSD–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
308 departures · 23,515 passengers
85.4%
Load
June 2025
287 departures · 22,070 passengers
87.5%
Load
July 2025
295 departures · 23,862 passengers
89.7%
Load
August 2025
302 departures · 22,849 passengers
86.0%
Load
September 2025
296 departures · 22,358 passengers
85.3%
Load
October 2025
300 departures · 22,614 passengers
85.9%
Load
November 2025
266 departures · 20,009 passengers
84.9%
Load
December 2025
288 departures · 20,924 passengers
82.7%
Load
January 2026
275 departures · 19,636 passengers
79.6%
Load
February 2026
269 departures · 19,483 passengers
82.5%
Load
March 2026
292 departures · 19,489 passengers
75.4%
Load
April 2026
293 departures · 19,877 passengers
76.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MSP → FSD
75.0% full
147 departures · 9,757 passengers
FSD → MSP
78.8% full
146 departures · 10,120 passengers
Nonstop FSD–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 Sioux Falls (FSD) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
FSD to MSP is 196 miles (315 km / 170 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FSD to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 196-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FSD–MSP?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (55.6%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (23.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying FSD–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 196-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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