# Distance from Hsinchu City (HSZ) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 11,525 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,525 km / 7,161 mi / 6,223 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Taiwan) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 16:05 in Hsinchu City, it's 03:05 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 816 ft (MSP is higher than HSZ)

## Airports

### [Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hsz-hsinchu-city-hsinchu-air-base/1ef266df-8af3-6d0e-800d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hsinchu City, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCPO
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 24.820000, 120.940000
- Elevation: 26 ft

### [Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP)](https://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 16:05 in Hsinchu City, it's 03:05 in Minneapolis.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hsz-hsinchu-city-hsinchu-air-base/1ef266df-8af3-6d0e-800d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP)](https://flightduration.online/airport/msp-minneapolis-minneapolis-st-paul-internationalwold-chamberlain-airport/1ef266df-2c52-6976-8b74-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)