Madison (MSN) to Rochester (RST)
Flight time
≈ 1h 08m
Bearing
290° W
Madison (MSN) to Rochester (RST) is 167 miles (269 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MSN–RST
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop MSN–RST; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
1
January 2026
Seats
76
both directions
Passengers
60
both directions
Load factor
79.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MSN–RST?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop MSN–RST in January 2026 (1 departures).
- MQ
Envoy Air
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.0%
Load
What plane flies MSN–RST?
In January 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of MSN–RST departures.
- Embraer E175
1 departures · 79.0% load
100.0%
How has MSN–RST traffic changed?
Nonstop MSN–RST departures held steady at about 1 a month between July 2025 and January 2026.
Monthly nonstop MSN–RST traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 68 passengers
89.5%
Load
August 2025
3 departures · 224 passengers
77.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 60 passengers
79.0%
Load
Nonstop MSN–RST traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Madison (MSN) from Rochester (RST)?
MSN to RST is 167 miles (269 km / 145 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MSN to RST?
A nonstop covers the 167-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 08m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MSN–RST?
In January 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MSN–RST?
Distance-based programs credit off the 167-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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