FSD → MSPSioux Falls to Minneapolis

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Direct flights from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Minneapolis (MSP): 34 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 31 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 315 km, an estimated 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sioux Falls and Minneapolis. Updated 4 November 2026 at 01:33 UTC.

Today, FSD → MSP

Tue 3 Nov · local times
DL1761Delta Air LinesIn the air, 270 min late

Left FSD at 13:00, 270 min after its 08:30 slot.

Likely landing
about 13:40middle half 13:31 to 13:50 · sched 09:36

Landing estimate from 19,927 tracked flights of under 2 hours that left 120 min or more late. The MSP board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track DL1761 →
  1. 08:30 DL1761Delta Air Lines Left 13:00 +270 MSP about 13:40In the air · sched 09:36
  2. 11:00 DL3863Delta Air Lines Left 11:05 +5 Landed 12:09
  3. 13:00 DL3865Delta Air Lines Left 13:18 +18 Landed 14:10
  4. 17:00 DL3870Delta Air Lines Left 17:09 +9 Landed 18:10

Checked FSD board 19:33 · MSP board 18:34

FSD Sioux Falls smooth · +6
MSP Minneapolis smooth · +0
315 km · ~0h 54m est.
dep bank 05:10–17:0034x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 34x weekly · nonstop
67 / 100

route health from live FSD and MSP delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 31 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~0h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures34x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 31

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL3872 05:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL1761 08:30 daily · DL3863 11:00 daily · DL3865 13:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03DL1761departed+270
11-03DL3863departed+5
11-03DL3865departed+18
11-03DL3870departed+9
11-02DL1761departed+24
11-02DL3863departed+15
11-02DL3865departed+39
11-02DL3870dep +31 → arr−5
11-01DL1761departed+10
11-01DL3863departed+14
11-01DL3865departed+23
11-01DL3870departed+17
10-31DL1761departed+4
10-31DL3863departed+3
10-31DL3865departed+25
10-31DL3870departed+12
10-30DL1761departed+12
10-30DL3863departed+5
10-30DL3865departed+61
10-30DL3870departed+72
10-30DL3872departed+2
10-29DL1761departed+10
10-29DL3863departed+16
10-29DL3865departed+65
10-29DL3870departed+8
10-29DL3872departed+12
10-28DL1761departed+6
10-28DL3863departed+11
10-28DL3865departed+85
10-28DL3870departed+71
10-28DL3872departed+23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
FSDSioux Falls +6 min smooth ⛅ overcast · NNW 16 kt Full FSD delay board →
MSPMinneapolis +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · NNW 11 kt Full MSP delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at FSD and MSP: a 53% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +26 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sioux Falls to Minneapolis route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FSD to MSP flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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FSD to MSP questions

Is FSD–MSP running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at FSD is the weaker end, route health score 67/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FSD–MSP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:10 and evening departures around 17:00 from FSD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MSP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FSD to MSP?

Great-circle distance is 315 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 52–57 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FSD–MSP fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 34 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.