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BWU to MSY: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
8,890 mi
14,306 km · 7,725 nm
17h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-15h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,890 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 54m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
- 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 BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 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 BWU from MSY?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to New Orleans (MSY) is 8,890 miles (14,306 km, 7,725 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 54m 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 Sydney and New Orleans?
New Orleans is 15 hours behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWU to MSY?
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