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BBJ to MSY: distance & flight time
Birburg (Bitburg Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,944 mi
7,956 km · 4,296 nm
10h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,944 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 10m 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
- BBJ — Bitburg Airport · Birburg, Germany
- 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 BBJ
- SPM · Spangdahlem Air Base6 mi away
- LUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport27 mi away
- HHN · Frankfurt-Hahn Airport31 mi away
- FRA · Frankfurt am Main Airport89 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 BBJ from MSY?
The flight distance from Birburg (BBJ) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,944 miles (7,956 km, 4,296 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBJ to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 10m 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 Birburg and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 7 hours behind Birburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBJ to MSY?
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