# Distance from Gondar (GDQ) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 11,933 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,933 km / 7,415 mi / 6,443 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 11:10 in Gondar, it's 03:10 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,607 ft (MSP is lower than GDQ)

## Airports

### [Gonder Airport (GDQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdq-gondar-gonder-airport/1ef266de-ea16-606c-80ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gondar, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGN
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.520000, 37.430000
- Elevation: 6,449 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 11:10 in Gondar, it's 03:10 in Minneapolis.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gonder Airport (GDQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdq-gondar-gonder-airport/1ef266de-ea16-606c-80ff-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)