Airport gate intelligence · MSP
How many gates does Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport (MSP) have?
Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport (MSP) has 121 gates, with about 430 airline departures a day. Delta has the most (74), followed by Sun Country (7).
Delta flies 73% of the 58,376 seats leaving MSP each day. Delta has 957% more gates and 906% more seats than Sun Country. 1 gate is common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at MSP
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 74 | 324 | 42,587 | 73% | 131 | 39% | 78 min | 105 |
| Sun Country | 7 | 27 | 4,232 | 7% | 186 | 0% | 69 min | 24 |
| American | 6 | 23 | 2,970 | 5% | 129 | 28% | 55 min | 0 |
| United | 5 | 22 | 3,430 | 6% | 152 | 9% | 71 min | 7 |
| Southwest | 5 | 17 | 2,734 | 5% | 164 | 0% | 51 min | 1 |
| Frontier | 1 | 6 | 1,202 | 2% | 207 | 0% | 63 min | 0 |
| Alaska | 1 | 3 | 595 | 1% | 176 | 0% | 70 min | 0 |
| WestJet | 1 | 3 | 243 | 0% | 149 | 38% | 105 min | 0 |
| Air Canada | 1 | 3 | 200 | 0% | 76 | 100% | 44 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 1 | |||||||
Average of 16 full days, Oct 2 to Oct 21, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 19 gates saw few or no flights (not in use or under repair). Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type; 1% of flights have no seat count yet.
On-time departures by airline at MSP
85% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
| Airline | Departures a day | On time | 15+ min late |
|---|---|---|---|
| United | 22 | 88% | 12% |
| Delta | 324 | 86% | 14% |
| Sun Country | 27 | 84% | 16% |
| American | 23 | 80% | 20% |
| Southwest | 17 | 69% | 31% |
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 16 full days.
What size aircraft MSP’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at MSP: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no MSP gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: JetBlue (8 flights to Bedford, MA, Nashville and Columbus, OH).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): CH (78 flights); Discover (8 flights); 2I (8 flights); Contour (1 flight); Flair (1 flight); GlobalX (1 flight); Allegiant (1 flight); Aeroméxico (1 flight); Breeze (1 flight).
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How many gates does Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport (MSP) have?
Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport (MSP) has 121 gates, with about 430 airline departures a day. Delta has the most (74), followed by Sun Country (7).
Which airline has the most gates at Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport (MSP)?
Delta, with 74 of the 121 gates at MSP (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport (MSP)?
About 430 airline departures a day (Oct 2 to Oct 21, 2026).
Which terminal is Delta in at MSP?
Delta flies from Terminal 1’s Concourses C, F, G, A, B and D at Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport (MSP).
How many gates does Delta have at MSP?
74 gates, with about 324 departures and 42,587 seats a day.
How many gates does Sun Country have at MSP?
7 gates, with about 27 departures and 4,232 seats a day.
How many gates does American have at MSP?
6 gates, with about 23 departures and 2,970 seats a day.
How many seats leave MSP each day?
About 58,376 seats on 430 airline departures a day (average of 16 full days, Oct 2 to Oct 21, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at MSP?
75 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves MSP on time most often?
United Airlines: 88% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 85% for all airlines at MSP (16 full days, Oct 2 to Oct 21, 2026).
How often do flights at MSP go back to the gate after pushing back?
5 departures in 16 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off).
How many aircraft tows happen at MSP?
About 137 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.