# Distance from Goundam (GUD) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 8,703 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,703 km / 5,408 mi / 4,699 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mali) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 12:23 in Goundam, it's 07:23 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 24 ft (MSP is lower than GUD)

## Airports

### [Goundam Airport (GUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gud-goundam-goundam-airport/1ef266de-e71f-625a-87ae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Goundam, Mali
- ICAO: GAGM
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.360000, -3.600000
- Elevation: 866 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:23 in Goundam, it's 07:23 in Minneapolis.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Goundam Airport (GUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gud-goundam-goundam-airport/1ef266de-e71f-625a-87ae-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)