# Distance from Losuia (LSA) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 12,687 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,687 km / 7,884 mi / 6,851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 18:01 in Losuia, it's 03:01 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 815 ft (MSP is higher than LSA)

## Airports

### [Losuia Airport (LSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsa-losuia-losuia-airport/1ef266de-9b68-6b72-b2a9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Losuia, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKA
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.510000, 151.080000
- Elevation: 27 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 18:01 in Losuia, it's 03:01 in Minneapolis.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Losuia Airport (LSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsa-losuia-losuia-airport/1ef266de-9b68-6b72-b2a9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)