# Distance from Lowai (LWI) to Minneapolis (MSP)

> 12,849 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,849 km / 7,984 mi / 6,938 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 01:13 in Lowai, it's 10:13 in Minneapolis)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,058 ft (MSP is lower than LWI)

## Airports

### [Lowai Airstrip (LWI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lwi-lowai-lowai-airstrip/1ef266de-9b9c-67ce-b8fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lowai, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYLO
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.330000, 146.650000
- Elevation: 2,900 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 01:13 in Lowai, it's 10:13 in Minneapolis.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lowai Airstrip (LWI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lwi-lowai-lowai-airstrip/1ef266de-9b9c-67ce-b8fd-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)