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GBA to MSP: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport)
3,939 mi
6,338 km · 3,422 nm
8h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,939 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 mi away
Near MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBA from MSP?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 3,939 miles (6,338 km, 3,422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to MSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 11m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Pailton and Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is 6 hours behind Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to MSP?
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