# Distance from Claris (GBZ) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 12,841 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,841 km / 7,979 mi / 6,934 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 12:22 in Claris, it's 19:22 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 822 ft (MSP is higher than GBZ)

## Airports

### [Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbz-claris-great-barrier-aerodrome/1ef266df-7699-61ce-99cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Claris, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZGB
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -36.240000, 175.470000
- Elevation: 20 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 12:22 in Claris, it's 19:22 in Minneapolis.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbz-claris-great-barrier-aerodrome/1ef266df-7699-61ce-99cb-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)