SAN → MSPSan Diego to Minneapolis

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Minneapolis (MSP): 34 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,463 km, an estimated 3 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Minneapolis. Updated 29 October 2026 at 08:53 UTC.

Today, SAN → MSP

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 06:25 DL1273Delta On scheduleGate 47 MSP 12:11scheduled
  2. 12:00 DL2061Delta On scheduleGate 37 MSP 17:49scheduled
  3. · DL1770Delta On schedule MSP 21:08scheduled
  4. · SY408Sun Country On schedule MSP 22:54scheduled
  5. · UA2274 On schedule MSP 16:04scheduled

Checked SAN board 01:41 · MSP board 03:53

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
MSP Minneapolis smooth · +0
2,463 km · ~3h 39m est.
dep bank 06:25–17:5134x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 34x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SAN and MSP delay boards

0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~3h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures34x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesSun Country AirlinesUnited Airlines

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
Sun Country AirlinesSY

Flights SY408 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2274 16:04 Mo Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28DL1273departed−10
10-28DL2061departed−4
10-27DL1273departed−10
10-27DL1770departed−10
10-27DL2061departed−10
10-26DL1770departed−5
10-26DL2061departed−5
10-26DL2191departed−15
10-26SY408departed−1

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
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →
MSPMinneapolis +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 6 kt Full MSP delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 48% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to Minneapolis route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN 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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SAN to MSP questions

Is SAN–MSP running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–MSP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:25 and evening departures around 17:46 from SAN. 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 SAN to MSP?

Great-circle distance is 2,463 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 204–241 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–MSP fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 34 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.