Los Angeles (LAX) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 3h 52m
Bearing
53° NE
Los Angeles (LAX) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 1,533 miles (2,467 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–MSP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop LAX–MSP; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
435
April 2026
Seats
80,213
both directions
Passengers
67,392
both directions
Load factor
84.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–MSP?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop LAX–MSP departures in April 2026 (352), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
352 departures · 65,035 seats
Share of departures80.9%83.1%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
81 departures · 14,902 seats
Share of departures18.6%89.4%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 200 seats
Share of departures0.2%25.0%
Load
What plane flies LAX–MSP?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 42% of LAX–MSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
183 departures · 86.8% load
42.1% - Airbus A321
86 departures · 83.8% load
19.8% - Airbus A321neo
82 departures · 74.6% load
18.9% - Boeing 737-800
57 departures · 88.6% load
13.1% - Boeing 737-900
24 departures · 91.0% load
5.5% - Boeing 757-200
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.5% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has LAX–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–MSP departures fell from 528 in May 2025 to 435 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
528 departures · 83,281 passengers
82.4%
Load
June 2025
603 departures · 98,942 passengers
84.9%
Load
July 2025
628 departures · 105,816 passengers
87.1%
Load
August 2025
578 departures · 99,042 passengers
87.9%
Load
September 2025
456 departures · 72,363 passengers
80.7%
Load
October 2025
493 departures · 79,755 passengers
83.8%
Load
November 2025
460 departures · 69,760 passengers
79.9%
Load
December 2025
465 departures · 73,464 passengers
86.5%
Load
January 2026
374 departures · 58,510 passengers
85.2%
Load
February 2026
327 departures · 52,226 passengers
87.4%
Load
March 2026
374 departures · 62,861 passengers
91.0%
Load
April 2026
435 departures · 67,392 passengers
84.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → MSP
86.8% full
218 departures · 34,969 passengers
MSP → LAX
81.2% full
217 departures · 32,423 passengers
Nonstop LAX–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 Los Angeles (LAX) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
LAX to MSP is 1,533 miles (2,467 km / 1,332 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 1,533-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–MSP?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (42.1%), followed by the Airbus A321 (19.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,533-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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