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BHY to MSY: distance & flight time
Beihai (Beihai Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,647 mi
13,915 km · 7,514 nm
17h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,647 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 25m 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
- BHY — Beihai Airport · Beihai, 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 BHY
- ZHA · Zhanjiang Airport72 mi away
- NNG · Nanning Wuxu Airport103 mi away
- HAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport134 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 BHY from MSY?
The flight distance from Beihai (BHY) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,647 miles (13,915 km, 7,514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHY to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 25m 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 Beihai and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 13 hours behind Beihai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BHY to MSY?
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