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AHJ to MSY: distance & flight time
Ngawa (Hongyuan Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,039 mi
12,937 km · 6,985 nm
16h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 14m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AHJ — Hongyuan Airport · Ngawa, China
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AHJ
- JZH · Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport80 mi away
Near MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AHJ from MSY?
The flight distance from Ngawa (AHJ) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,039 miles (12,937 km, 6,985 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AHJ to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 14m 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 cheapest way to fly from AHJ to MSY?
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