Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MSP to ROK: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Rockhampton (Rockhampton Airport)
8,611 mi
13,858 km · 7,483 nm
17h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
See live MSP→ROK fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,611 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 21m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
- ROK — Rockhampton Airport · Rockhampton, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 ROK
- GKL · Great Keppel Is Airport33 mi away
- GLT · Gladstone Airport58 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport77 mi away
- BLT · Blackwater Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MSP from ROK?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Rockhampton (ROK) is 8,611 miles (13,858 km, 7,483 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to ROK?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 21m 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 Rockhampton?
Rockhampton is 15 hours ahead of Minneapolis.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSP to ROK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MSP–ROK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.