Route information
- Data Nov 2026 – Nov 2027
Award data window: November 2026–November 2027, with calendar prices for three months.
Compare 2 loyalty programs for Minneapolis to New York award flights, with economy seats from 16,500 points.
Minneapolis to New York shows nonstop award space on Delta. Just two programs price the route, and the cheapest economy award is 16,500 points via Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, on a Delta nonstop. With so few programs in play, date flexibility does more work than program choice. This page compares every way to book MSP–JFK on points, daily.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | First |
|---|---|---|
DeltaDL | 16,500Lowest | 44,400Lowest |
When award seats between Minneapolis and New York price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | No award data |
| Dec 2026 | 37,400 |
| Jan 2027 | 18,500 |
| Feb 2027 | No award data |
| Mar 2027 | No award data |
| Apr 2027 | 16,500 |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
1 airline with award seats between Minneapolis and New York, nonstop or connecting.
What to know before booking Minneapolis to New York with points.
Award data window: November 2026–November 2027, with calendar prices for three months.
Minneapolis to New York is served by Delta, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 2 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 16,500 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
This route runs from Minneapolis (MSP) to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Nonstop award space in the data comes from a single airline: Delta. The Airbus A220-100 appears on those nonstop award segments. About 22% of the award options in the data are nonstop.
Booking Minneapolis–New York with points starts with the cabin, then the program. The economy floor is a partner booking on a Delta nonstop, with no connection to trade off against the points. Taxes and fees on that seat run about $6, in line with the route's typical economy taxes. First class runs about 2.7 times the economy price. Flexible bank points can reach Virgin Atlantic Flying Club; confirm the space first, since transfers can't be undone.
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is cheapest in economy at 16,500 points on a Delta nonstop. Delta SkyMiles wins first class at 44,400 points on a Delta nonstop. Decide the cabin first: Virgin Atlantic Flying Club wins economy, and from first class up, Delta SkyMiles does.
In the current award data, only Delta shows nonstop space on Minneapolis–New York, but as a SkyTeam member its seats also price through alliance partners, not just Delta SkyMiles. If you're open to a stop, the better-priced connecting awards in the data run through Detroit. Partner pricing sets the economy floor: Virgin Atlantic Flying Club books Delta as a SkyTeam partner, and no program prices Delta lower in that cabin at last check.
Landing in the New York area, LaGuardia (LGA) costs far more at 37,000 points in economy against the 16,500-point floor and isn't worth it unless JFK has nothing; Newark (EWR) prices from 42,200. LaGuardia and Newark have nonstop flights from Minneapolis in the data too. The return, New York to Minneapolis, has its own page, since award pricing can differ by direction. Flexible on where you land? Minneapolis to Cancun starts from 9,000 points at last check.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Minneapolis to New York route.