# Distance from Lusambo (LBO) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 12,471 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,471 km / 7,749 mi / 6,734 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 04:34 in Lusambo, it's 21:34 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 565 ft (MSP is lower than LBO)

## Airports

### [Lusambo Airport (LBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbo-lusambo-lusambo-airport/1ef266de-e5be-694c-bd8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lusambo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVI
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -4.960000, 23.380000
- Elevation: 1,407 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 04:34 in Lusambo, it's 21:34 in Minneapolis.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lusambo Airport (LBO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbo-lusambo-lusambo-airport/1ef266de-e5be-694c-bd8d-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)