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MSP to FDH: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen Airport)
4,518 mi
7,271 km · 3,926 nm
9h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,518 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
- FDH — Friedrichshafen Airport · Friedrichshafen, Germany
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near FDH
- ACH · St Gallen Altenrhein Airport13 mi away
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport22 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport40 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from FDH?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 4,518 miles (7,271 km, 3,926 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to FDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 19m 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 Minneapolis and Friedrichshafen?
Friedrichshafen is 7 hours ahead of Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to FDH?
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