Flights from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls

• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from MSP to FSD for ExpressJet Airlines is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.
• The newest aircraft servicing MSP to FSD in 2009 was Compass Airlines' ERJ-175 from Embraer. The ERJ-175 started flying in 2004.
• Northwest Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls.
• Northwest Airlines carried a total of 55,950 passengers from MSP to FSD in 2009.
• Flight #1732, operated by Northwest Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 127 minutes average delay between flights from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls.
• The shortest flight between MSP and FSD takes about 36 minutes.
• Northwest Airlink, Northwest Airlines operate the shortest flights from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Minneapolis, MN to Sioux Falls, SD in 2009 was Northwest Airlines' DC-9-30 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• The average flight time from Minneapolis, MN to Sioux Falls, SD takes about 36 minutes.
• Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink, Compass Airlines, Sun Country Airlines offer flights from Minneapolis, MN to Sioux Falls, SD.
• 145,368 seats were available on flights from MSP to FSD in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 78,975 passengers flew on all flights from MSP to FSD that year.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls in 2009 was 54.26%.
• There were 78,975 passengers that flew from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls in 2009.
• Northwest Airlines operated flights from MSP to FSD using 5 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Minneapolis and Sioux Falls from Sun Country Airlines is the B737-8 built by Boeing with 163 seats.
• The shortest flight distance between Minneapolis and Sioux Falls is 197 miles.
• In 2009, there were 4 airline companies operating between Minneapolis and Sioux Falls.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)