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PAD to MSP: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport)
4,313 mi
6,942 km · 3,748 nm
8h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,313 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 55m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 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 PAD from MSP?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 4,313 miles (6,942 km, 3,748 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to MSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 55m 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 Paderborn and Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is 7 hours behind Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to MSP?
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