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AJL to MSY: distance & flight time
Aizwal (Lengpui Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,712 mi
14,021 km · 7,571 nm
17h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,712 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 33m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AJL — Lengpui Airport · Aizwal, India
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near AJL
- IXH · Kailashahar Airport50 mi away
- IXS · Silchar Airport77 mi away
- IXA · Agartala Airport87 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport91 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 AJL from MSY?
The flight distance from Aizwal (AJL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,712 miles (14,021 km, 7,571 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AJL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AJL to MSY?
Nonstop service on AJL–MSY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 17h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Aizwal and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 11.5 hours behind Aizwal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AJL to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AJL–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AJL to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AJL–MSY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.