# Distance from Caloundra Airport (CUD) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 13,888 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,888 km / 8,630 mi / 7,499 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 23:30 in Caloundra Airport, it's 08:30 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 830 ft (MSP is higher than CUD)

## Airports

### [Caloundra Airport (CUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cud-caloundra-airport/1ef266e0-0839-6110-af4f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caloundra Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCDR
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -26.800000, 153.100000
- Elevation: 12 ft

### [Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msp-minneapolis-minneapolis-st-paul-internationalwold-chamberlain-airport/1ef266df-2c52-6976-8b74-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Minneapolis, United States
- ICAO: KMSP
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 44.880000, -93.220000
- Elevation: 842 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:30 in Caloundra Airport, it's 08:30 in Minneapolis.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Caloundra Airport (CUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cud-caloundra-airport/1ef266e0-0839-6110-af4f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msp-minneapolis-minneapolis-st-paul-internationalwold-chamberlain-airport/1ef266df-2c52-6976-8b74-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)