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MSP to RST: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Rochester (Rochester International Airport)
76 mi
123 km · 66 nm
40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
76 miles nonstop takes roughly 40m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RST — Rochester International Airport · Rochester, 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 RST
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from RST?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Rochester (RST) is 76 miles (123 km, 66 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to RST?
A nonstop flight takes about 40m 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 MSP to RST?
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