# Distance from Gregory Downs Airport (GGD) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 14,387 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,387 km / 8,940 mi / 7,768 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 08:24 in Gregory Downs Airport, it's 17:24 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 790 ft (MSP is higher than GGD)

## Airports

### [Gregory Downs Airport (GGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ggd-gregory-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0cb1-60d0-8cbd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gregory Downs Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGDS
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -18.620000, 139.230000
- Elevation: 52 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 08:24 in Gregory Downs Airport, it's 17:24 in Minneapolis.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gregory Downs Airport (GGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ggd-gregory-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0cb1-60d0-8cbd-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)