Is anyone familiar with MSP airport?

[perdidobay]

I am looking at a Delta flight that connects in MSP next summer. The flight arrives in MSP at 10:40 am on July 2 (Saturday) and the next flight departs just 50 minutes later at 11:30 am. They are both Delta flights so I'm hoping that they are both on the same terminal. However, I've never flown through MSP before and I don't know if 50 minutes is enough time, assuming the departing flight leaves MEM on time. I'm thinkingthat leaving that early on a summer morning there won't be a weather issue (thunderstorms), but worried about it being a busy travel weekend.
We will be arriving for a cruise in YVR 3 days early, and there are other flights from MSP to our final destination later that day.
My other best option is a flight through Seattle that has a 2-1/2 hour layover,
it leaves Memphis at the same time but arrives 1-1/4 hour later- and costs $90 per person more.

TIA for any advice!

 

[dudspizza]

I am looking at a Delta flight that connects in MSP next summer. The flight arrives in MSP at 10:40 am on July 2 (Saturday) and the next flight departs just 50 minutes later at 11:30 am. They are both Delta flights so I'm hoping that they are both on the same terminal. However, I've never flown through MSP before and I don't know if 50 minutes is enough time, assuming the departing flight leaves MEM on time. I'm thinkingthat leaving that early on a summer morning there won't be a weather issue (thunderstorms), but worried about it being a busy travel weekend.
We will be arriving for a cruise in YVR 3 days early, and there are other flights from MSP to our final destination later that day.
My other best option is a flight through Seattle that has a 2-1/2 hour layover,
it leaves Memphis at the same time but arrives 1-1/4 hour later- and costs $90 per person more.

TIA for any advice!

MSP is a very easy airport to navigate and 50 minutes is enough time. We have moving walkways to get you down the longer terminals. Delta does have 60% of the gates at MSP, so it may involve some walking, but you will be fine.

Enjoy.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

As the OP said Minneapolis is fairly easy to navigate - although it is large ... MSP is a Delta hub and keep in mind you may arrive at one concourse, while your departing flight may be in a different concourse across the terminal (the Lindberg terminal has 7 different concourses: A, B, C, D, E, F and G) If that is the case, it will take you approximately 20 min if you hustle and use the moving walkways.

 

[ExPirateShopGirl]

If the first leg of your trip arrives MSP and parks at a G gate with a low number or an F gate and your second leg departs from the A or B concourses, it can take at least 20 minutes to traverse the airport to get to the second gate. You will only be at an A or B gate if one of your legs is on a delta connection flight as they are designed for the Saab 340 / puddle jumpers. You can still make it though.

 

[perdidobay]

Thanks for all the good advice everyone. We can hustle through an airport- do it at Dallas and Atlanta alot, so I think I will go ahead and book this flight.

 

[Jestocost]

If the first leg of your trip arrives MSP and parks at a G gate with a low number or an F gate and your second leg departs from the A or B concourses, it can take at least 20 minutes to traverse the airport to get to the second gate. You will only be at an A or B gate if one of your legs is on a delta connection flight as they are designed for the Saab 340 / puddle jumpers. You can still make it though.

RJs also fly out of A and B, and I've had to connect from an incoming RJ at G to an outbound connection at A or B. Be aware that Delta generally will shut the doors 10 minutes before scheduled departure, so you really have only 40 minutes to get from one gate to the other.