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DBQ to MSP: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport)
212 mi
342 km · 185 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
212 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, United States
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Near MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DBQ from MSP?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 212 miles (342 km, 185 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to MSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DBQ to MSP?
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