MSP → SEAMinneapolis to Seattle

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Direct flights from Minneapolis (MSP) to Seattle (SEA): 57 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,245 km, an estimated 3 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Minneapolis and Seattle. Updated 4 November 2026 at 07:22 UTC.

Today, MSP → SEA

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 07:01 AS387Alaska On scheduleGate T1E2 ·
  2. 08:45 DL868Delta Air Lines On scheduleGate T1C14 ·
  3. 10:25 DL889Delta Air Lines On scheduleGate T1C1 ·
  4. 14:59 AS555Alaska Sched 14:59Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  5. 15:12 DL877Delta Air Lines Sched 15:12Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  6. 18:49 DL881Delta Air Lines Sched 18:49Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked MSP board 00:53 · SEA board 23:22

MSP Minneapolis smooth · +6
SEA Seattle smooth · +0
2,245 km · ~3h 23m est.
dep bank 07:00–21:5757x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 57x weekly · nonstop
85 / 100

route health from live MSP and SEA delay boards

0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~3h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures57x4 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesDelta Air LinesSouthwest AirlinesSun Country 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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS387 07:00 daily · AS555 14:56 daily · AS510 19:23 Mo Th Fr Su

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL868 08:54 daily · DL889 10:25 daily · DL877 15:00 daily · DL881 18:49 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN447 13:30 Th Fr

Sun Country AirlinesSY

Flights SY285 varies Mo Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03DL881departed+124
11-02DL881departed+13

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
MSPMinneapolis +6 min smooth 🌫 overcast · NW 9 kt Full MSP delay board →
SEASeattle +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 3 kt Full SEA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MSP and SEA: a 30% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +1 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Minneapolis to Seattle route actually runs

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

Is MSP–SEA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MSP is the weaker end, route health score 85/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MSP–SEA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 18:49 from MSP. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SEA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MSP to SEA?

Great-circle distance is 2,245 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 188–222 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MSP–SEA fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 57 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.