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BIU to MSY: distance & flight time
Bildudalur (Bildudalur Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
3,688 mi
5,935 km · 3,204 nm
7h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,688 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 42m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BIU — Bildudalur Airport · Bildudalur, Iceland
- 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 BIU
- PFJ · Patreksfjörður Airport13 mi away
- IFJ · Ísafjörður Airport31 mi away
- GUU · Grundarfjörður Airport46 mi away
- GJR · Gjögur Airport67 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 BIU from MSY?
The flight distance from Bildudalur (BIU) to New Orleans (MSY) is 3,688 miles (5,935 km, 3,204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIU to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 42m 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 Bildudalur and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 5 hours behind Bildudalur.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIU to MSY?
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