# Distance from Kirkenes (KKN) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 6,465 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,465 km / 4,017 mi / 3,491 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Norway) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 01:15 in Kirkenes, it's 18:15 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 559 ft (MSP is higher than KKN)

## Airports

### [Kirkenes Airport Hoybuktmoen (KKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkn-kirkenes-kirkenes-airport-hoybuktmoen/1ef266de-c92b-6e24-b595-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkenes, Norway
- ICAO: ENKR
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates: 69.730000, 29.890000
- Elevation: 283 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 01:15 in Kirkenes, it's 18:15 in Minneapolis.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kirkenes Airport Hoybuktmoen (KKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkn-kirkenes-kirkenes-airport-hoybuktmoen/1ef266de-c92b-6e24-b595-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)