Direct Flights from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls · South Dakota
Nonstop service from MSP to FSD on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 14 cities have a nonstop to Sioux Falls, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Sioux Falls for, from Minneapolis
55m in the air, 196 miles: short enough that a single night in Sioux Falls is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 5 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 Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls is a city of about 184,000 (2019) in Southeast South Dakota. Founded in 1883 in what was then known as the Dakota Territory, Sioux Falls has grown from a sleepy Midwestern town into a resort for shopping and tourism in the northern Great Plains. It is widely recognized as the largest urban center between Minneapolis and Denver.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Sioux Falls
- Blue Mounds State Park is a state park in Rock County, Minnesota, United States, near the town of Luverne. It protects an American bison herd which grazes on one of the state's largest prairie remnants.
- The Cathedral of Saint Joseph is a Catholic cathedral and parish church located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sioux Falls.
- The Great Plains Zoo is a 45-acre (18 ha) zoo located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.
- The Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science opened in 1999 and houses an art gallery, concert hall, large-format theater, and science museum in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.
- Great Bear Recreation Park, more commonly referred to as Great Bear, is a small ski hill in the northeastern section of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the United States.
- Split Rock Creek State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, located in Ihlen, or just south of Pipestone.
- Palisades State Park is a state park of South Dakota, United States, featuring cliffs and rock formations eroded out of pink Sioux Quartzite.
- Terrace Park, historically known as Covell Lake Park or Phillips Park, is a 52-acre (21 ha) public park on the shores of Covell Lake in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- Falls Park is a public park in north central Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounding the city's waterfalls. The park includes a cafe, an observation tower, and the remains of an old mill.
- The Blood Run Site is an archaeological site on the border of the US states of Iowa and South Dakota.
- The Jasper Museum is a local history museum in Jasper, Minnesota, United States. The museum is located in the John M. Poorbaugh Block, a building listed on National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 2024.
- The Pettigrew Home & Museum is a historic house museum located at 131 North Duluth Avenue in the Cathedral Historic District of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Sioux Falls weather, compared with Minneapolis
Within 2° of Minneapolis on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Sioux Falls 26°F · Minneapolis 24°F · 3° warmer
- April
- Sioux Falls 58°F · Minneapolis 57°F · much the same
- July
- Sioux Falls 84°F · Minneapolis 83°F · much the same
- October
- Sioux Falls 60°F · Minneapolis 58°F · 2° warmer
January bottoms out near 26°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 Sioux Falls
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Sioux Falls is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Sioux Falls rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Blue Mounds State Park, Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), and Great Plains Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Minneapolis (MSP) to Sioux Falls (FSD) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls?
- Delta flies nonstop between Minneapolis (MSP) and Sioux Falls (FSD).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls.
- How far is Sioux Falls from Minneapolis?
- Sioux Falls is about 196 miles from Minneapolis by air.
- What is there to do in Sioux Falls?
- Popular things to do include Blue Mounds State Park, Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), Great Plains Zoo, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, and more.
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