# Distance from Ferkessedougou (FEK) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 9,101 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,101 km / 5,655 mi / 4,914 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 07:49 in Ferkessedougou, it's 02:49 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 260 ft (MSP is lower than FEK)

## Airports

### [Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fek-ferkessedougou-ferkessedougou-airport/1ef266de-b75c-68a6-8841-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ferkessedougou, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DIFK
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 9.600000, -5.200000
- Elevation: 1,102 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 07:49 in Ferkessedougou, it's 02:49 in Minneapolis.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fek-ferkessedougou-ferkessedougou-airport/1ef266de-b75c-68a6-8841-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)