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AKL to MSY: distance & flight time
Auckland (Auckland International Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
7,679 mi
12,358 km · 6,673 nm
15h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-19h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
7,679 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 31m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 19-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AKL — Auckland International Airport · Auckland, New Zealand
- 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 AKL
- AMZ · Ardmore Airport10 mi away
- WIK · Waiheke Reeve Airport21 mi away
- WTZ · Whitianga Airport50 mi away
- GBZ · Great Barrier Aerodrome65 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 AKL from MSY?
The flight distance from Auckland (AKL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 7,679 miles (12,358 km, 6,673 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AKL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 31m 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 AKL to MSY?
Nonstop service on AKL–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 15h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Auckland and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 19 hours behind Auckland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AKL to MSY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AKL–MSY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AKL to MSY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AKL–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.