# Distance from Christmas Creek Station Airport (CXQ) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 15,395 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,395 km / 9,566 mi / 8,312 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 12:25 in Christmas Creek Station Airport, it's 23:25 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 842 ft (MSP is higher than CXQ)

## Airports

### [Christmas Creek Station Airport (CXQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cxq-christmas-creek-station-airport/1ef266e0-0962-6294-822b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christmas Creek Station Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCRK
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -18.880000, 125.920000
- Elevation: 0 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 12:25 in Christmas Creek Station Airport, it's 23:25 in Minneapolis.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Christmas Creek Station Airport (CXQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cxq-christmas-creek-station-airport/1ef266e0-0962-6294-822b-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)
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