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Flights DL1055 06:11 daily
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Direct flights from Fairbanks (FAI) to Minneapolis (MSP): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 3,959 km, an estimated 5 hours 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Fairbanks and Minneapolis. Updated 19 August 2026 at 11:52 UTC.
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3,959 km · ~5h 35m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live FAI and MSP delay boards
Search live fares for this route →Flight time~5h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
FAI → MSP · one way · economy · 1 adult
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The week
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the Fairbanks to Minneapolis route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop FAI to MSP flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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FAI to MSP questions
Is FAI–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 FAI to MSP?
Great-circle distance is 3,959 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 309–369 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does FAI–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 FAI 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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