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Direct flights from Kincheloe (CIU) to Minneapolis (MSP): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 698 km, an estimated 1 hour 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kincheloe and Minneapolis. Updated 14 September 2026 at 13:37 UTC.
CIU
Kincheloe
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MSP
Minneapolis
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698 km · ~1h 24m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live CIU and MSP delay boards
Flight time~1h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysAirports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Kincheloe to Minneapolis route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CIU 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.
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CIU to MSP questions
Is CIU–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.
How long is the flight from CIU to MSP?
Great-circle distance is 698 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 79–90 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CIU–MSP fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at CIU and arrival-side delay at MSP, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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