Direct Flights from Minneapolis to Minot
Minot · North Dakota
Nonstop service from MSP to MOT on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Minot, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Minot for, from Minneapolis
1h 25m in the air, 448 miles: short enough that a single night in Minot is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Minot
Minot is a city in the Lakes and Gardens region of North Dakota with an estimated 48,000 inhabitants in 2020. Known as the Magic City, it's a significant rail hub. However, its location deep within North America and off the Interstate System generally means you don't see Minot if you don't plan on it.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Minot
- The Roosevelt Park Zoo is a zoo in Minot, North Dakota. It is the oldest zoo in North Dakota.
- The Denbigh Experimental Forest 636 acres (257 ha) is an arboretum and experimental forest operated by the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Scandinavian Heritage Park is a park located in the Upper Brooklyn neighborhood of Minot, North Dakota.
- The Dakota Territory Air Museum is an aviation museum on North Hill in Minot, North Dakota near Minot International Airport.
- The Taube Museum of Art is an art museum in Downtown Minot, North Dakota. The museum, previously known as the Minot Art Gallery, was named after Lillian and Coleman Taube.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Minot weather, compared with Minneapolis
3° cooler than Minneapolis on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Minot 22°F · Minneapolis 24°F · much the same
- April
- Minot 51°F · Minneapolis 57°F · 5° colder
- July
- Minot 81°F · Minneapolis 83°F · 2° colder
- October
- Minot 55°F · Minneapolis 58°F · 3° colder
January bottoms out near 22°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Minot
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Minot is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Minot's highlights, from Roosevelt Park Zoo, Denbigh Experimental Forest, and Scandinavian Heritage Park and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Minneapolis to Minot?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Minneapolis (MSP) to Minot (MOT) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Minot?
- Delta flies nonstop between Minneapolis (MSP) and Minot (MOT).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Minneapolis to Minot?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from Minneapolis to Minot.
- How far is Minot from Minneapolis?
- Minot is about 448 miles from Minneapolis by air.
- What is there to do in Minot?
- Popular things to do include Roosevelt Park Zoo, Denbigh Experimental Forest, Scandinavian Heritage Park, Dakota Territory Air Museum, and more.
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