# Distance from Kwajalein (KWA) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 10,028 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,028 km / 6,231 mi / 5,415 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Marshall Islands) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 19:59 in Kwajalein, it's 02:59 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 826 ft (MSP is higher than KWA)

## Airports

### [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
- ICAO: PKWA
- Timezone: Pacific/Kwajalein
- Coordinates: 8.720000, 167.730000
- Elevation: 16 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 19:59 in Kwajalein, it's 02:59 in Minneapolis.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)