Fort Wayne (FWA) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 46m
Bearing
306° NW
Fort Wayne (FWA) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 487 miles (784 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FWA–MSP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop FWA–MSP; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 95% of departures; flights ran 71% full.
Departures
61
April 2026
Seats
4,734
both directions
Passengers
3,377
both directions
Load factor
71.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FWA–MSP?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop FWA–MSP departures in April 2026 (60), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
60 departures · 4,548 seats
Share of departures98.4%74.3%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures1.6%0.0%
Load
What plane flies FWA–MSP?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 95% of FWA–MSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
58 departures · 74.5% load
95.1% - Embraer E175
2 departures · 66.5% load
3.3% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
1.6%
How has FWA–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop FWA–MSP departures fell from 63 in May 2025 to 61 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FWA–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
63 departures · 3,695 passengers
77.4%
Load
June 2025
62 departures · 3,860 passengers
82.9%
Load
July 2025
63 departures · 4,119 passengers
86.7%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 3,902 passengers
85.2%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 3,696 passengers
82.0%
Load
October 2025
64 departures · 3,611 passengers
74.8%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 3,040 passengers
66.9%
Load
December 2025
65 departures · 3,218 passengers
66.0%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 3,311 passengers
74.3%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 2,987 passengers
70.2%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 3,213 passengers
69.7%
Load
April 2026
61 departures · 3,377 passengers
71.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FWA → MSP
69.1% full
31 departures · 1,700 passengers
MSP → FWA
73.8% full
30 departures · 1,677 passengers
Nonstop FWA–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 Fort Wayne (FWA) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
FWA to MSP is 487 miles (784 km / 423 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FWA to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 487-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FWA–MSP?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (95.1%), followed by the Embraer E175 (3.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying FWA–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 487-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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