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MSP to LAF: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
444 mi
715 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
444 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, 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 LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from LAF?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Lafayette (LAF) is 444 miles (715 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 Lafayette?
Lafayette is 1 hour ahead of Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to LAF?
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