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MSP to FAR: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Fargo (Hector International Airport)
223 mi
359 km · 194 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
223 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
- FAR — Hector International Airport · Fargo, 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
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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 FAR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport73 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base77 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport84 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from FAR?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Fargo (FAR) is 223 miles (359 km, 194 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to FAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 FAR?
Nonstop service on MSP–FAR 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 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to FAR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSP–FAR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MSP to FAR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MSP–FAR 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.