# Distance from Kings Creek Airport (KCS) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 15,386 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,386 km / 9,561 mi / 8,308 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 18:53 in Kings Creek Airport, it's 04:23 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 227 ft (MSP is higher than KCS)

## Airports

### [Kings Creek Airport (KCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kcs-kings-creek-airport/1ef266e0-0f72-6d00-8ae2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kings Creek Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKCS
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -24.420000, 131.840000
- Elevation: 615 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 18:53 in Kings Creek Airport, it's 04:23 in Minneapolis.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kings Creek Airport (KCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kcs-kings-creek-airport/1ef266e0-0f72-6d00-8ae2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)