# Distance from Phuket (HKT) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 14,010 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,010 km / 8,706 mi / 7,565 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 10° (north)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 03:25 in Phuket, it's 15:25 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 760 ft (MSP is higher than HKT)

## Airports

### [Phuket International Airport (HKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkt-phuket-phuket-international-airport/1ef266df-f5ac-642a-8b56-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phuket, Thailand
- ICAO: VTSP
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 8.110000, 98.320000
- Elevation: 82 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 03:25 in Phuket, it's 15:25 in Minneapolis.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Phuket International Airport (HKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hkt-phuket-phuket-international-airport/1ef266df-f5ac-642a-8b56-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)