# Distance from Gitega (GID) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 12,830 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,830 km / 7,972 mi / 6,928 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burundi) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 04:51 in Gitega, it's 21:51 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,899 ft (MSP is lower than GID)

## Airports

### [Gitega Airport (GID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gid-gitega-gitega-airport/1ef266de-ea81-6826-889e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gitega, Burundi
- ICAO: HBBE
- Timezone: Africa/Bujumbura
- Coordinates: -3.420000, 29.910000
- Elevation: 5,741 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 04:51 in Gitega, it's 21:51 in Minneapolis.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gitega Airport (GID)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gid-gitega-gitega-airport/1ef266de-ea81-6826-889e-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)