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BFH to MSY: distance & flight time
Curitiba (Bacacheri Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
4,694 mi
7,554 km · 4,079 nm
9h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,694 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 40m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFH — Bacacheri Airport · Curitiba, Brazil
- 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 BFH
- CWB · Afonso Pena Airport9 mi away
- PGZ · Ponta Grossa Airport - Comandante Antonio Amilton Beraldo59 mi away
- JOI · Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport63 mi away
- BNU · Blumenau Airport99 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 BFH from MSY?
The flight distance from Curitiba (BFH) to New Orleans (MSY) is 4,694 miles (7,554 km, 4,079 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFH to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 40m 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 Curitiba and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 2 hours behind Curitiba.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFH to MSY?
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