Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MSP to AIA: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Alliance (Alliance Municipal Airport)
518 mi
834 km · 450 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
See live MSP→AIA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
518 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
- AIA — Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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
Near AIA
- BFF · Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport43 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport56 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field66 mi away
- STK · Sterling Municipal Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from AIA?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Alliance (AIA) is 518 miles (834 km, 450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to AIA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MSP to AIA?
Nonstop service on MSP–AIA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Minneapolis and Alliance?
Alliance is 1 hour behind Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to AIA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSP–AIA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSP to AIA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSP–AIA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.