Seoul (ICN) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 13h 16m
Bearing
27° NE
Seoul (ICN) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 6,233 miles (10,031 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ICN–MSP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ICN–MSP; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
62
April 2026
Seats
17,194
both directions
Passengers
13,703
both directions
Load factor
79.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ICN–MSP?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ICN–MSP in April 2026 (62 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
62 departures · 17,194 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.7%
Load
What plane flies ICN–MSP?
In April 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 98% of ICN–MSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A350-900
61 departures · 81.0% load
98.4% - Airbus A330-900
1 departures · 0.0% load
1.6%
How has ICN–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop ICN–MSP departures rose from 59 in May 2025 to 62 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ICN–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
59 departures · 15,719 passengers
87.7%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 15,851 passengers
88.5%
Load
July 2025
59 departures · 14,608 passengers
81.5%
Load
August 2025
58 departures · 13,784 passengers
78.5%
Load
September 2025
58 departures · 11,509 passengers
66.1%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 14,397 passengers
80.8%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 14,699 passengers
81.5%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 14,184 passengers
78.7%
Load
January 2026
57 departures · 13,815 passengers
85.5%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 12,077 passengers
80.9%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 15,003 passengers
92.8%
Load
April 2026
62 departures · 13,703 passengers
79.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ICN → MSP
90.5% full
31 departures · 7,790 passengers
MSP → ICN
68.9% full
31 departures · 5,913 passengers
Nonstop ICN–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
Seoul
KR
Incheon International Airport
Coordinates
37.47°N, 126.45°E
Hemisphere
N · E
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 Seoul (ICN) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
ICN to MSP is 6,233 miles (10,031 km / 5,416 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ICN to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 6,233-mile great-circle distance in roughly 13h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ICN–MSP?
In April 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (98.4%), followed by the Airbus A330-900 (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying ICN–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 6,233-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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