Actual flight time from Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Minneapolis, United States to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington, DC, United States. Distance between MSP & DCA is approximately 1500 kilometers.

Departure
MSP Arrival
DCA

Flight time from MSP to DCA is 2 hours 21 minutes

Delta Air Lines is one of the direct flight which takes 2 hours 21 minutes to travel from Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport (MSP) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

Return flight time from DCA to MSP

RELATED: Flight time from Washington, DC to Minneapolis (all airports)

Direct flight time from Minneapolis to Washington, DC by different airlines

Journey	Duration	Airline
Minneapolis (MSP) ➝ Washington, DC (DCA)	2 hours 25 minutes	Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis (MSP) ➝ Washington, DC (DCA)	2 hours 21 minutes	Delta Air Lines
Minneapolis (MSP) ➝ Washington, DC (DCA)	2 hours 24 minutes	Korean Air

1 Stop Flight Time from MSP to DCA Via Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

One stop flight time from Minneapolis to Washington, DC via Detroit, MI is 4 hours 50 minutes (operated by Delta Air Lines)

MSP to DTW
1 hr 39 mins

DTW
Waiting Time
1 hr 37 mins

DTW to DCA
1 hr 34 mins

Total Duration:
4 hrs 50 mins

1 Stop Flight Time from MSP to DCA Via Chicago O'hare International Airport

One stop flight time from Minneapolis to Washington, DC via Chicago, Il is 4 hours 51 minutes (operated by United Airlines)

MSP to ORD
1 hr 32 mins

ORD
Waiting Time
1 hr 13 mins

ORD to DCA
2 hrs 6 mins

Total Duration:
4 hrs 51 mins

Flight time from Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport to other airports near Washington, DC, United States

Direct flight and one stop flight time from Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport to airports nearest to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is given in the table below

Journey	Destination Airports	Duration	Stops
MSP - BWI	Baltimore, MD, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport	2 hrs 26 mins	Non-Stop
MSP - EWR	Newark, Newark Liberty International Airport	2 hrs 35 mins	Non-Stop
MSP - PHF	Newport News, Newport News/williamsb Airport	4 hrs 58 mins	1 Stop
MSP - ORF	Norfolk, Norfolk International Airport	4 hrs 48 mins	1 Stop
MSP - PHL	Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Airport	2 hrs 28 mins	Non-Stop

Minneapolis time is 1 hour behind Washington, DC

	Current time in Minneapolis, United States : Tue, 16 Jun, 2026, Minneapolis Timezone: CDT (-05:00)	05:30 PM
	Current time in Washington, DC, United States :, Tue, 16 Jun, 2026, Washington, DC Timezone: EDT (-04:00)	06:30 PM

Airlines operating between Minneapolis and Washington, DC

American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
United Airlines

MSP - DCA Flight Duration • Minneapolis - Washington, DC Flight Time

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