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MSP to ALB: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Albany (Albany International Airport)
977 mi
1,572 km · 849 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
977 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from ALB?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Albany (ALB) is 977 miles (1,572 km, 849 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to ALB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 time difference between Minneapolis and Albany?
Albany is 1 hour ahead of Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to ALB?
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