When to arrive at MSP really depends on a number of factors such as your airline, weather and flight status but the standard advice applies at MSP. Arrive at least two hours before a domestic flight or 3 hours for an international flight. Checking your flight status before you leave for the airport is a useful exercise. As always, when Minneapolis is suffering winter storms you should plan on setting out a little earlier. If planning on parking at the airport Park 'N Fly are a good choice and receive great reviews and provide regular shuttle transport to the airport.
You can view the MSP TSA wait times, PreCheck locations and the currently active lanes above. TSA PreCheck membership should mean greatly reduced MSP security wait times. To find out more about joining or renewing TSA PreCheck membership visit https://www.tsa.gov/precheck.It's also worth knowing that CLEAR is available at MSP. You can find out more here.
Non-US citizens arriving at Minneapolis Airport should not expect excessive wait times. Though MSP can still be considered a busy airport it does not get huge volumes of international flights arriving in close proximity to each other, which means there are not a large number of people being processed through security at the same time. For travelers with a connecting flight out of MSP we'd still recommend allowing plenty of time to make your next flight, especially in the winter when Minneapolis can suffer from deep snow that often affects airport operations.
For further information about Minneapolis Airport security, the TSA, ground transportation at MSP, wifi access and lost and found visit https://www.mspairport.com/
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times in order to maintain website functionality and so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
3rd Party Cookies
This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.
Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.
Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences!