Direct Flights from Minneapolis to Ironwood
Nonstop service from MSP to IWD on Denver Air Connection. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Denver Air Connection
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
187 mi
Days operated
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
About Ironwood
Ironwood is a common name for many woods that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is denser than water, although usage of the name ironwood in English may or may not indicate a tree that yields such heavy wood.
Top things to do in Ironwood
- Big Bay State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, on Madeline Island, the largest of 22 Apostle Islands in Lake Superior.
- Copper Falls State Park is a state park in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.
- Big Powderhorn Mountain is a 250-acre (1.0 km2) ski resort located in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, within Bessemer Township and Ironwood Township.
- Snowriver Mountain Resort is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Wakefield Township, Gogebic County.
- Noquebay was a wooden schooner barge that sank in Lake Superior in Chequamegon Bay off Stockton Island. The wreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
- The Porcupine Mountains, or Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior.
- Lake Gogebic State Park is a public recreation area covering 360 acres (150 ha) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
- The Whitecap Mountains is a ski resort located in the community of Upson, Iron County, Wisconsin.
- Snowriver Mountain Resort is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Wakefield Township, Gogebic County.
- Antelope was a Great Lakes steamship that later was converted into a schooner barge) and sank in Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands in 1897.
- The R.G. Stewart was a commercial packet steamer. On June 4, 1899, it caught fire and sank in Lake Superior, off the coast of Michigan Island in Chequamegon Bay.
- The Moonlight was a schooner that sank in Lake Superior off the coast of Michigan Island. The wreckage site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Ironwood
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Ironwood is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Ironwood rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Big Bay State Park, Copper Falls State Park, and Big Powderhorn Mountain and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Minneapolis to Ironwood?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Minneapolis (MSP) to Ironwood (IWD) on Denver Air Connection.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Ironwood?
- Denver Air Connection flies nonstop between Minneapolis (MSP) and Ironwood (IWD).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Minneapolis to Ironwood?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Minneapolis to Ironwood.
- How far is Ironwood from Minneapolis?
- Ironwood is about 187 miles from Minneapolis by air.
- What is there to do in Ironwood?
- Popular things to do include Big Bay State Park, Copper Falls State Park, Big Powderhorn Mountain, Snowriver Mountain Resort, and more.
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