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BFJ to MSY: distance & flight time
Bijie (Bijie Feixiong Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,346 mi
13,432 km · 7,253 nm
16h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,346 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 50m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFJ — Bijie Feixiong Airport · Bijie, 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 BFJ
- LPF · Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport55 mi away
- WMT · Zunyi Maotai Airport65 mi away
- AVA · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport74 mi away
- KWE · Longdongbao Airport96 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 BFJ from MSY?
The flight distance from Bijie (BFJ) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,346 miles (13,432 km, 7,253 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFJ to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 50m 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 Bijie and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 13 hours behind Bijie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFJ to MSY?
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