Milwaukee (MKE) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
299° NW
Milwaukee (MKE) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 297 miles (478 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MKE–MSP
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 6 carriers flying nonstop MKE–MSP; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 49% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
360
May 2026
Seats
30,536
both directions
Passengers
24,519
both directions
Load factor
80.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MKE–MSP?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop MKE–MSP departures in May 2026 (243), one of 6 carriers on the route.
- OO
243 departures · 18,312 seats
Share of departures67.5%80.4%
Load
- DL
90 departures · 9,885 seats
Share of departures25.0%80.1%
Load
- 9E
24 departures · 1,824 seats
Share of departures6.7%92.5%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 150 seats
Share of departures0.3%89.3%
Load
- SY
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.3%0.0%
Load
- UA
1 departures · 179 seats
Share of departures0.3%36.3%
Load
What plane flies MKE–MSP?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 49% of MKE–MSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
175 departures · 80.3% load
48.6% - Bombardier CRJ-900
92 departures · 83.8% load
25.6% - Airbus A220-100
84 departures · 84.7% load
23.3% - Boeing 757-200
4 departures · 0.0% load
1.1% - Airbus A320
3 departures · 63.4% load
0.8% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 36.3% load
0.3%
How has MKE–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop MKE–MSP departures rose from 306 in June 2025 to 360 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop MKE–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
306 departures · 29,805 passengers
76.1%
Load
July 2025
303 departures · 29,675 passengers
80.2%
Load
August 2025
285 departures · 26,299 passengers
82.2%
Load
September 2025
283 departures · 24,116 passengers
76.0%
Load
October 2025
276 departures · 21,679 passengers
79.1%
Load
November 2025
274 departures · 18,673 passengers
75.0%
Load
December 2025
258 departures · 18,195 passengers
73.6%
Load
January 2026
252 departures · 14,641 passengers
73.5%
Load
February 2026
224 departures · 13,124 passengers
76.3%
Load
March 2026
277 departures · 16,932 passengers
80.1%
Load
April 2026
301 departures · 19,866 passengers
78.4%
Load
May 2026
360 departures · 24,519 passengers
80.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MKE → MSP
81.1% full
181 departures · 12,510 passengers
MSP → MKE
79.5% full
179 departures · 12,009 passengers
Nonstop MKE–MSP traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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 Milwaukee (MKE) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
MKE to MSP is 297 miles (478 km / 258 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MKE to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 297-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MKE–MSP?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (48.6%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (25.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying MKE–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 297-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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